Posts Tagged Touring
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring In Val d’Aosta
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 25, 2011
So you are planning to visit Val d’Aosta, a sliver of mountainous landbordering on Switzerland and France. This region is bilingual and boasts someof the best skiing in Europe for example on Mount Blanc near Courmayeur. Inthis tiny region you’ll find some 150 historic castles, forts, and towers.Visit the medieval village of Bard and the fort that impeded Napoleon’smilitary progress for two weeks way back when...
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring In Liguria
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 23, 2011
So you have decided to go to Liguria. You might know about the historic portof Genoa from which Christopher Columbus set out to visit “The New World”. Youmay be familiar with the Italian Riviera, unashamed competitor to its Frenchcounterpart. Perhaps you have heard about Cinque Terre, five seaside villagesthat are a favorite with hikers and romantics.If you haven’t been to Liguria you may not have ever tasted...
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring In Tuscany
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 17, 2011
Who has not heard about Tuscany? Its capital Florence is a living work ofart, whose relatively small historic center contains far too many sites to listhere. Where else you can find world-class jewelry in shops lining a bridge asthey have been for centuries on the Ponte Vecchio? You might be surprised thatBistecca all Fiorentina, the local beefsteak, is excellent. Enjoy it with aChianti or other fine Tuscan wine. T...
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring in Piedmont
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 12, 2011
There are lots of reasons to visit the Piedmont region of northwesternItaly. You might want to ski the Alps or visit the Olympic city of Turin thatperhaps surprisingly is home to a museum housing one of the world’s richestcollections of Egyptian art, and a world-class automobile museum. Nearby, onthe banks of the Po River you’ll find the Borgo Medioevale, a faithfulrepresentation of a Piedmont village from the ...
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring In Trentino-Alto Adige
Posted by admin in Italy Travel on October 6, 2011
So you are planning a visit to Trentino-Alto Adige, a region of northeasternItaly bordering Switzerland and Austria that features the Alps and theDolomites. Ski resorts abound as do forests. Most residents of Alto Adigedesignate German as their mother tongue. Let’s start at Caldaro in thesouthwest of Alto Adige. Its town center hosts and the historic Church of SantaCaterina in the center of Caldaro; it’s also h...
I Love Italian Travel – Wine Touring In Veneto
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on May 8, 2011
Wine tours of Italy. We will examine each of Italy’s twenty wine-producingregions and present specific suggestions for wine touring. We name travelagencies that sell wine tours of that region. Even better, we name wineriesthat offer tours and sometimes agrotourism, the Italian version of a rural bedand breakfast. Read these articles and you may save piles of money, money thatyou can invest in Italian vacations, I...