Ideas for a weekend
Gradara Castle, Italy: a travel through the story
The Gradara Castle in Italy is one of the most interesting attractions to see and discover in the territory between Emilia Romagna and Marches, and precisely if you are spending a weekend in the province of Pesaro e Urbino. This suggestive castle was built between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Century by the De Grifo family. Then [...]
The Wax Museum of San Marino
The little republic of San Marino is a very interesting place to visit. Even if it’s small, there a lot of attractions and monuments, palaces and museums to see. In particular, the Wax Museum is one of the main attraction in San Marino. In the collection of the San Marino Wax Museum there are about [...]
Villa Balbianello, Lake Como
A unique place, with its barefaced and incomparable beauty: Villa Balbianello on the Como Lake is an attraction that you cannot miss if you are spending a holiday in this Italian region. The mansion was built in the Seventeenth Century, on the Dosso di Levedo, a little promontory on the Como Lake. And this position [...]
Orvieto: discovering the subterranean city
They offer a suggestive and fascinating view of the ancient story that characterizes this city of Umbria. And this is one of the historical and cultural attractions that you cannot miss during a weekend in the province of Terni. We’re talking about the Orvieto subterranean city. The discovery of the Orvieto subterranean city started in [...]
The castles to see in the province of Padua
If you love the romantic places, and especially the castles, Padua is the ideal city where you can spend a suggestive weekend. Visiting the castles, the mansions and the manor houses that embellish this Italian province. This little itinerary with the castles to see near Padua starts with the Castello di San Pelagio (“Saint Pelagio [...]
Discovering the Portofino Natural Park
The Portofino Natural Park is a 1200 hectares protected area in the province of Genoa, on the East coast of Liguria, between Camogli and Santa Margherita. This park is characterized by beautiful landscapes. And these protected area has a network of paths and trails that goes through the nature of the promontory. Exploring the Portofino [...]
Suggestive artistic installations: the Tarot Garden of Grosseto
Near the little town of Porto Santo Stefano, in the hamlet of Garavicchio a Capalbio, during a weekend in Grosseto you can visit the Tarot Garden, one of the most suggestive work by the French artist Niki de Saint Phalle, apprentice of Gaudì. Built on a hill and located in one of the most beautiful [...]
The places to visit in the city of Verona during a weekend
If you are going to spend a weekend in Verona, in this Italian city there are a lot of places to visit. In fact the story of the town of Romeo and Juliet is ancient, and there are historical and cultural attractions to see. Immersed in its suggestive and romantic atmosphere. This little tour starts [...]
The things to see in the city of Orvieto
During a weekend in the province of Terni, there is one thing that you must do: visiting Orvieto. There are a lot of things to see in this picturesque and ancient city of Etruscan origin. One of these attractions is the Cathedral of Orvieto. It is a great masterpiece of the Gothic architecture in Italy: [...]
Rome: the places of the Eternal City to visit in 3 days
You are spending a weekend in Rome. And you want to see the attractions and the monuments that the Eternal City offers to its visitors. This ancient metropolis has a millenary history. And so: what are the places to visit in Rome in 3 days? First day starts when you arrive in Piazza del Popolo: [...]