Italy Travel Notes

Follow @Italytravelnote by Clyde Dennis As a country known for its food, wine, people, culture, music, countryside, and yes even the mafia Italy has been for a long time and continues to be one of the most visited vacation destinations in the world. Italy is a country in which culture, history and traditions blend beautifully [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Luca Az Winding through the Tuscan hills, the wine roads offer travel itineraries within remarkable viticulture areas which are characterized by vineyards and wine cellars and also by landscape, historical attractions in a frame where all kinds of comfort is offered to welcome tourists. Along the wine road signs point out clearly [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote By Michael Thomson Shopping In Italy Italy’s hottest shopping draw is of course fashion. Milan is home of the country’s fashion industry, but Rome is the main Italian bazaar where the threads are put on the market. Here you can find the ultra chic garments of celebrated designers numbering in the hundreds. Quality [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Constance Blair This ancient city, now the capital of Italy, is also Mecca for all Catholics and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Italy. Its nickname, “the eternal city“ emphasizes its long history and the important role Rome has always played in major European events. Modern Rome with its population [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Clyde Dennis Italy is officially known as the Republic of Italy, is located in the southernmost part of Europe. It covers a surface of roughly 301,225 square kilometers. It’s situated at 42º 50 north of the equator, and longitudinally at 12º 50´ east of Greenwich. It’s capital city is Rome which also [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Adam Peters How to create the Tuscan style of decorating in your kitchen by using accessories and colors in imaginative ways. The newest rage in decorating schemes is actually an old idea. Many people are now decorating their kitchens in the old Italian styles, such as from Tuscany and Umbria. The earthy [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Constance Blair Naples is the third biggest city in Italy (after Rome and Milan) and its second main port. It`s the largest city on the south of the country and the capital of Campania province. Nowadays Naples has a population of about 1,5 millions (3 millions with suburbs). Naples is also a [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Karen Bryan Unique Points Bergamo is a beautiful city, with a medieval hilltop old town. It is easily reached by Ryanair flights from Glasgow, London, Paris, Girona, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stockholm, making it an ideal short break destination. The airport is near the city and can be reached by regular buses, [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Michele De Capitani Verona, is a splendid city of more than 260.000 inhabitants, in the northern of Italy. The capital it is one of the seven provinces that characterize the region of Veneto, risen on the sides of the Adige river and far from Garda lake about thirty kilometers. Yield famous and [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Suzanne Pidduck If you’ve rented a villa or apartment in Italy, no doubt you’ll be trying to sample all the foods of Italy you can– dining out and eating in. Here’s a quick and easy guide for getting food in Italy, whether you’re ordering your first Italian meal at that sumptuous restaurant [...]