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La Cisterna is one of the oldest restaurants in Italy and holds a little secret which captured the imagination of Walt Disney, who liked to dine there.Eating out in Italy is one of the major attractions of an Italian holiday. Of course there are Italian restaurants all over the world but anyone who has spent some time eating out in Italy will tell you, there is nothing like the real thing.Authentic Italian cuisine can be found throughout the country along with all the regional variations which make the food in Italy so interesting. Stretching from the...

Tuesday, January 10, 2012



The Vatican is a unique Italian holiday attraction, nowhere else has anything like it. Now is the time to get inside.This is a good time to visit the interior of the Vatican as Saint Peter’s square is embarking on a full scale clean up over the next two years, so to make your trip to one of Rome’s principal sites worthwhile I suggest you visit the interior.The works of art inside the Vatican are legendary and the whole Vatican City (the smallest state in the World) complex is fascinating. If you are religious or not this is one of the best...

Monday, December 19, 2011


Verdicchio wine is a Le Marche specialty and one of the best white wines produced in Italy.A crisp dry white wine Verdicchio is perfect for drinking with the fish and seafood dishes which are predominant on the Adriatic coast of the Le Marche region in the east of Italy. It is also drunk as an aperitif and accompaniment with delicious Palma ham which is produced in the adjoining region.A short drive in from the coast and the countryside quickly becomes rolling hills adorned with vineyards producing red and white wines alike. It is a very beautiful area...

Monday, October 10, 2011


Etruscan necropolis at Cerveteri is one of the many archeological wonders of the region you can visit on a Lazio villa holiday.Ten years ago when my Roman friend Lucciano suggested I take my daughters aged 8 and 10 to visit the necropolis at Cerveteri I have to admit it didn’t seem like a very jolly day out for the children to me. How wrong, they loved it and so did I.Maybe it was partly because we really didn’t know what to expect and perhaps also the fact that so much of it is underground it’s actually a very cool, pleasant place to...

Saturday, October 01, 2011


Rossini opera season in Italy commences this week in Pesaro, Le Marche, Italy from 10 to 23 August 2011.  The Rossini Opera festival was founded in order to stage the lesser known works of Gioachino Rossini who left all of his sizable fortune to the town of Pesaro. Famous works by Rossini include the Barber of Seville and William Tell.  Established in 1980 the event has become well established on the Italian social calendar and is now amongst the members of the European Festivals Association, the president of Italy is amongst the patrons. For...

Wednesday, August 10, 2011


Palermo in Sicily, Italy hosts the World festival on the beach next week. The twenty sixth World festival on the beach event starts on the 16th May and runs through to the 22nd May 2011.There is a fantastic combination of water sports contests as well as land based sports complemented by air displays and live music, their moto is “More Music More Sport .. .. More for Clean Energy a Better World”. What more could you ask for? The World festival on the beach attracts contestants from far and wide to the beautiful north coast of...

Monday, May 09, 2011


Rome wine festival takes place 7th and 8th May, 2011 at the Citta del Gusto.The Roma wine festival is a professional event open to the general public and offers an excellent opportunity to broaden ones knowledge of Italian wine.The Roma region has some very special wines including Est di Montefiascone  and Frascati, a delicious white wine which is wonderful when served cooled with aperitifs. Both are founded on Malvasia and Trebbiano grapes and come in sweet and dry versions. Frascati, know to the Roman’s a sthe golden wine, has been...

Thursday, April 28, 2011



The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is one of the most iconic sights in Tuscany and lies in the heart of Florence or Firenze as it is known locally.The Cathedral or Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore was initiated in 1296 under the gothic design of Arnolfo di Cambio but it was Filippo Brunelleschi who engineered the incredible dome which was completed in 1436.There are three parts to this UNESCO world heritage site, the Camponile, Baptistery and the fabulous Piazza del Duomo. Once the largest dome in the world the Piazza del Duomo remains the biggest...

Monday, March 21, 2011


Artichoke festival in Cerda, Sicily takes place on April 25th and 26th in celebration of the most important vegetable in Cerda.The Artichoke is a staple in Sicilian food and the Sagra del Carciofo combines live bands, parades and of course Artichoke based food tasting, it is a major event.The first trace of artichokes in Sicily were recorded back in 287 BC and they became a big favourite with the Romans as well. Artichokes from Sicily are rich in many good and healthy things such as magnesium, potassium, vitamin C and iron. There are a number of...

Sunday, March 06, 2011


Easter, Good Friday, the Via Crucis in Rome is something special as the Pope heads the procession to Monte Palatino from the Colosseum.A solemn moment re-enacting the fourteen stations of the Cross, beginning with the sentence to death of Jesus and ending with his body being put into his tomb.The pope delivers a speech at the end of the Good Friday procession to the crowds gathered in waiting. Rome is always very special when lit at night but undoubtedly the torch lit Via Crucis is something particularly moving as the past, religion and the present...

Friday, March 04, 2011



Pompeii a city destroyed yet preserved after the catastrophic eruption of the Mount Vesuvius, one of the worst natural disasters of all time.It is the sheer size and scale of Pompeii which takes most visitors by surprise as nothing really prepares you for street after street of archaeological remains suspended in time. As you walk along the stone cobbles you can’t help but visualise them full of life as they would have been moments before the pyroclastic flow swept down from the erupting volcano followed by heaps of volcanic ash.Out of the ashes...

Wednesday, February 23, 2011


PisArt Expo, Pisa, Tuscany coast, Italy takes place at the Stazione Leopoldo 25 to 29 March 2011.The third annual PisArt exhibition of contemporary art opens on the 25 March at the Statione Leopolda Piazza Guerrazzi in Pisa. This is an emerging exhibition which doesn’t claim to be comparable to the more recognized contemporary art exhibitions in Italy but is steadily gaining a strong reputation.This year around one hundred lesser known artists, local and national will be displaying their works and a growing number of galleries are participating...

Thursday, February 03, 2011


Galleria dell’Accademia, Tuscany, Italy in Florence is a beautiful gallery where you can see the likes of David the world famous sculpture masterpiece created by Italian Michelangelo.Located in the Via Ricasoli near Piazza San Marco in Florence, or Firenze as it is known locally, a visit to this fabulous gallery allows you discover the majesty of sculpture in what was the first art school in the world. The Galleria dell’Academia is open daily except for Mondays. The entrance fee is around 6.5€ per adult, 3.25€ for under eighteens, rising...

Thursday, February 03, 2011


Sicily holiday attractions 2012, our guide to what to see and where to visit on the fascinating Italian Mediterranean island of Sicily.Monreale Cathedral located near Palermo is of roman origin, it is renowned worldwide for its mosaics.Valley of the Temples in Argegento is a fabulous archeological site with eight temples. It is classified as a UNESCO world heritage site.Mount Etna is the most well known attraction on the island for most people. Etna is Europe’s highest volcano.Norman Palace in Palermo has its origins in the ninth century and now...

Wednesday, February 02, 2011


 
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