Italy Travel Notes

Follow @Italytravelnote by Katy Hyslop Canals, gondoliers, romance, swaying buildings and mystery persons wearing painted masks. This guide will help you get behind the mask of Venice in just 48 hours. Providing you haven`t spent the better part of the day trying to locate your accommodation you may find some time after checking in to [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Ken Wilson The talent and skills of Murano glassmakers have make it throughout the time and today they are more than true. Almost 100 years ago, artisans started their business on the Murano island from Venice, Italy and they haven`t stopped since. The glass jewelry created by them is purchased by people [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Ken Wilson The art of Murano glass making is famous in every corner of the world. Every year, millions of tourists visit this amazing part of Italy and discover the amazing island of Murano. The tradition is long and it is incredible how glassmakers still use techniques invented centuries ago. Their creations [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Mandy Karlik With European cruises increasing in popularity, more and more Americans passengers are likely to make port in some of the great cities of the Mediterranean. One of the oldest of these harbor towns is still a top port of call for modern cruise lines: Venice. Photograph by John Semple Venice [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote by Jacob Fiennes The best time to go to Italy could well be, well, anytime. In reality the best time is between April and June as the flood of school holidays hasnt yet hit the roads, the countryside is at its fullest bloom and the weather isnt uncomfortably hot yet. When deciding at [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote We continue our presentation of some of the most beautiful places in Italy, as seen through the videos of those who love to travel through Italy. And this week we present Tuscany:

Follow @Italytravelnote by Michele De Capitani Verona, or Veronia, was a city of the Euganei, who were obliged to cede it to the Cenomani (550 BC). Flashbooking is a growing cheap hostel in Verona and hotels directory specializing in budget accommodation for independent travellers, students, backpackers, families and all the ones that travel on a [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote We continue our presentation of some of the most beautiful places in Italy, as seen through the videos of those who love to travel through Italy. And this week we present Venice:

Follow @Italytravelnote By: Positively Content History of Venice says that Venice was founded on April 25 in 421 AD. It was the village of Torcello and not Venice that was very important during that time as it was the refugee ground for many people who fled from the barbarian invasions. Slowly Venice was built on [...]

Follow @Italytravelnote We continue our presentation of some of the most beautiful places in Italy, as seen through the videos of those who love to travel through Italy. And this week we present Venice: