The Tuscan landscape is unmistakable: from the Apuan Alps to Capalbio, passing through the hills of Arezzo and the Pistoia mountains, there are orchards kissed by the sun. Among these, so ancient and luxuriant that they deserve to be visited, there are olive groves.
Of all the gifts you may want from Italy, don’t underestimate the usefulness of a good bitter! After an abundant meal, you may need them. Among all the bitters to try, choose a Tuscan one. We tell you why.
Luxury brand boutiques, small artisan shops and inevitable souvenir shops overlook, inviting, along the shopping street in Portofino. It is the ideal walk for those wishing to enjoy a day of shopping in perfect Italian style!
Have you ever looked at something and seen so much beauty that you couldn’t believe your eyes? If you have never experienced this sensation, it’s time to visit Vernazza.
From 8 December 2019 until the end of January 2020, an entire hill of the Poets’ Bay, that of the Three Crosses, will be populated by 300 life-size figures, arranged to represent one of the most beloved scenes in history: the Nativity of Jesus .
A painter’s eyes are greedy for beauty; only they know how to look at something and capture its intrinsic essence. For this reason painters travel: to animate their canvases. For this reason many painters have arrived in the Cinque Terre: to capture short moments of harmony and make them eternal.
What we now know today as the Gulf of Poets, so named by Sem Bonelli, was once known as the Gulf of Venus. It is not difficult to understand the reason for this new name, if we think of how many verses, how many paintings, how many symphonies inspired the soul of the artists.
In Cinque Terre, according to tradition, dead people come back to life while children buzz from house to house; the Ligurian Halloween, however, is celebrated on November 2nd. Traditional meals these days deserve to be mentioned..
Beyond the coast, beyond the terraces, within the Cinque Terre National Park, lies the heart of the Ligurian tradition: it matures in October, smells of undergrowth and dresses the autumn of beauty.
The colors of the Cinque Terre are unmistakable in the eyes of the world: the intense green of the hills, the gold of the beaches, the mottled blue of the sea and, above all, the rainbow of houses …
