Italy Travel Notes

By Rachel Deutsch
This year’s winter Olympic Games are taking place in Turin; whether you intend to watch the games or not, Italy is a great skiing destination. The Italian Alps are home to many great and famous ski resorts such as Cortina d’Ampezzo and Courmayeur (Remember “The Pink Panther” with Peter Sellers? That’s where it [...]

For those of you who love cooking and enjoy the Italian cuisine, here is our weekly pick from academiabarilla — Seared Tuna Steak with Sicilian Caponata

It is presented in a very quick and simple way – enjoy and try it at home.
Buon appetito!

Season greetings to all Italy travellers!
And may 2010 be full of sunshine and beautiful places to discover!
For those of you who are not subscribed to our newsletter and travel updates and since you have missed our greetings card, here it comes with all our best wishes:

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The Three Tenors — Christmas Jingle Bells
Jose Carreas, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti

ORSON JOHNSON
You actually get into the florally colorful, gorgeously romantic, aesthetically magnificent, historically profound, and culturally rich world, when you visit Italia. Certainly, Italy is charmingly hued land known for its wondrously romantic airs, prolific art – architecture – music – literature, incredibly deep history, and above all, its charming people that are warm, welcoming, [...]

Orson Johnson
Holiday Parks are slowly becoming one of the most popular tourist attractions in Europe and some of the best holiday parks in the world are located in the European continent. These are one-stop tourist centers that offer their guests a chance to relax and have fun. These parks offer lodging, adventure activities and resort [...]

You can now see Rome as it looked in 320 AD and fly down to see famous buildings and monuments in 3D.
Select the “Ancient Rome 3D” layer under Gallery in Google Earth. Download Google Earth at http://earth.google.com/rome/
And here is a preview:

We are starting a new series and a new way of discovering the beauty of Italy and through images and colour.
And our first selection is Panarea through the eyes and lense of Christina Vlahova

All Rights Reserved – Christina Vlahova

Feel free to comment and to send us your best images of Italy

We are starting a new series and a new way of discovering the beauty of Italy – through images and colour.
And our first selection is The Colourful ceramics of Sicily through the eyes and lense of Christina Vlahova

All Rights Reserved – Christina Vlahova

Feel free to comment and to send us your best images of Italy

by JAMES KARA MURAT
Many UK residents opt to buy vacation homes overseas for many reasons. Some of them think that buying a vacation home in another country is a good investment for future. Others think instead of going to a hotel in the vacation, buying a new house can be cheaper. Still others see vacation [...]