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Holiday in Aosta Valley

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

The Aosta Valley is suerly one of the most beautiful and interesting turistic destination, a place were it is possibol to find relax, nature and tranquillity, spending days really amazing and unforgettable, In my little story, I want to write some interestin information about the valley…

I spent some weeks in this wonderful place of Northen Italy and I discovered some important landscapes, natural views and ancient villages, that will remained unforgettable in my mind…

The Valle d’Aosta is a region rich in interest and capable of arousing deep interest and fascination in our eyes, in fact we are fans of holidays, and here we had the opportunity to find places really shines and exploit and to devote ourselves to the most disparate activities, from sports, with the skiing, and trekking excursions, to the most relaxing and enjoyable, like admire the wonder of nature,landscapes and walking paths between the mountains offer.

But we appreciated also art and story , between mountains, and beautiful mountains, the city will truly spectacular, which are characterized by a very ancient history and rich in interest.

Live the experience of a holiday in Valle d’Aosta will certainly be very pleasant, relaxing and rejuvenating the opportunity to engage in a genuine and deep contact with nature and the environment, that here is extraordinarily unique , With wide valleys, often crossed by rivers, high mountains, among the highest in Italy and Europe and landscapes able in every moment of surprise for their special beauty.

The most fascinating aspect that we found in Valle d’Aosta is represented by its cities, the beautiful towns that are as real gems in terms of art and history of places extraordinarily rich in monuments, churches and ancient buildings, thanks Their imposing presence to help tell the history and past land between, we visited Saint Vincent, with the famous Casino of the Valley, but also Aosta, which is the capital region is, Pila, La Thuile, Châtillon, Cogne, Courmayeur and Prè Saint Didier.

Eva from Bulgaria

My Travel in Australia

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Last Year I organized a wonderful holiday in Australia, and I decided to spend one week visiting the city of Sydney, one of the most important town of the nation, here I want to give information about this amazing city of the Southern Hemisphere:

Cultural Center of the Australian nation, Sydney is a city certainly very beautiful and fascinating in all its aspects, certainly one of the most famous in Australia, is the capital of the state of New South Wales, the New South Wales and is characterized to be the oldest center of the nation.

The city of Sydney, common to other major centers in Australia overlooking the coast, is one of the main ports of the state, and is regarded internationally as one of the most beautiful and livable in the world, given the low incidence of the phenomena of violence and its great importance in the fields, economic, social and cultural.

The town lies in an area certainly very interesting, positioned between the Pacific Ocean in the east and the Blue Mountains in the western part, it follows that Sydney is present as an obligatory destination for lovers of the sea, beaches and especially the surf, with waves that are sought after by all lovers of the sport, although still a great metropolis, Sydney can look like a town green, where ample space is given to the parks, green areas and gardens, which give housing a deep sense of naturalness.

And many are absolutely fascinating buildings that are located in the city and representing one of its major attractions, we speak in this sense the Opera House, the true symbol of Sydney, a wonderful building in the shape of a sail that stands on the water port, but also the Harbor Bridge and the Sydney Tower, to symbolize its great importance in the cultural contributing the many universities are located in the same Sydney, as the University of Western Sydney and the University of New South Wales.

Sydney visit will be an absolutely captivating and worth living in all its nuance, in order to fully appreciate the beauty and charm, this is indeed one of the oldest cities in Australia and therefore what can best of all and tell the story and describe the events of the nation, the phenomenon of immigration, which has given a strong sense of multiculturalism, the colonization by Europe and the history of Aboriginals.

Sandy from Calcutta

The village of saturnia

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

I tell you my holiday in Maremma, in the south of Tuscany, and I want to talk about Saturnia an incredible littlr villagge that can fascinate and surprise its tourists…

Perched on a small hill, from which it can easily dominate all the views that the territory offers, ranging from sea to Mount Amiata dell’Argentario, Saturnia shows the characteristics of a town absolutely deserves to be visited, a town that arose in Roman times, now has to tell a past certainly very old, made up of many dominations and important events, which over the centuries have led and marked its culture and its appearance.

After its foundation, which occurred at the hands of the Roman Empire, the town was a possession of Aldobrandeschi of Orsini, the Republic of Siena and the Grand Duke of Tuscany, these legendary presence today remain some splendid buildings, elements of strong interest in the town.

The main monuments of the little village of Saturnia are the Palazzo Panciatichi-Ximenes, built during the Middle Ages and was originally a resident of Governors of Justice, the Castellum Aquarum, cistern for rainwater of Roman origin, the walls erected under the Roman Empire and restored to hand the Republic of Siena and the Porta Romana, access to the ancient fortified city.

Marika from Lyon

Sorano Spa

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

In my holidays in Maremma, I spent some days at Sorano Spa, an experience really wonderful and unforgettable.

At Pieve di Santa Maria dell’Aquila, two minutes from the town of Sorano, in the heart of Area of Tufo, there are the Baths of Sorano, recently inaugurated complex and certainly able to offer itself as one of the most beautiful and fascinating Maremma In terms of tourism.

The Terme di Sorano are characterized by the presence of water type of calcium-magnesium, particularly effective in the treatment of certain diseases and beneficial for the body in general, the spa will find some pools of thermal waters, including an outdoor swimming pool and one for children, a residence with apartments comfortable and welcoming, some from the complex pathways that lead to visit the nearby resort immersed in nature and a spa, which offers massages and treatments of various kinds of welfare.

Sorano Spa is the ideal place for an holiday dedicated to relaxation and well-being!

Sarah from Barcelona

Tuscany: Travel and Vacations

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

One of the most beautiful regions of Italy that we have never had the opportunity to visit is Tuscany, a beautiful land full of charm and stunning beauty.

There are many attractions that have fascinated us during our journey and have helped to leave a wonderful and unforgettable of this wonderful and unique region of the Italian peninsula.

 

During our stay in Tuscany, we had a chance to appreciate the beauty and charm of the main cities in the region, in particular, we reached the beautiful Florence, and then continue with Arezzo, Pisa, Livorno and Massa Carrara.

 

But we also discovered small villages of absolute wonder, especially those in the hills of Chianti, which Pienza, Cortona, Montepulciano, Montalcino and San Gimignano, but also those of the Maremma, with Saturnia, Montemerano, Manciano, Pitigliano, Sorano, Sovana, Massa Marittima, Castiglione della Pescaia, Capalbio and Scansano.

Wonderful vacation.

Victoria and Nicolas

Tarquinia

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

One of the most beautiful and fascinating place that i visited in Italy, is surely the village of Tarquinia, a charming little town where we have spent interesting and unforgettable moments, knowing the story and the past of the territory of Lazio region.

The town of Tarquinia rises on the beautiful hills of Tuscia, in an area particularly interesting is grounds involving natural, given the great beauty of the countryside and cultivated landscapes ranging up to the sea coast of the Sea, both historical, considering the historical presence of Etruscans and Romans, who have left deep and real evidence of their passage.

The origins of the town of Tarquinia lost over the centuries, but we know that was born under the Etruscan domination, becoming one of Dodecapoli dell’Etruria and that after the conquest of territory by the

, became an important city, which donated the born to a famous dynasty of emperors that the town takes its name, Tarquini, with the figures of Tarquinio The Superb and Tarquinio Prisco.

All around the city you can visit the ancient Etruscan necropolis and the remains of Etruscan and Roman city, with the remains of houses and villas, temples and the area where the policy took place inside the country are numerous monuments that deserve to be visited, we recall in this regard, the Church of Santa Maria di Castello, built during 1100, Vitelleschi the Palace of XV century and to end the Palazzo Comunale.

The city worth a visit!

Liza from Athens

Tuscania

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Hallo!

I want to talk about my last travel in Italy, at Tuscania, a wonderful village of Lazio, really amazing and fascinating…

Post in the heart of the territories of Tuscia, in the lands of northern Lazio region, the country of Tuscania is a town without any doubt deserves to be visited and appreciated for its infinite beauty and the incredible interest that will attract visitors’ hearts that will have the opportunity to spend a vacation.

Tuscania is a very ancient city, founded in Etruscan and Roman era, and today full of examples of his glorious past, the history of the country and the ancient civilizations that have populated, is now told in the National Archaeological Museum of Tuscania, visits certainly a very interesting and of great honor, within which are stored and exhibited objects and objects that testify to the presence of Etruscan and Roman territory.

Inside, the museum is divided into four rooms, all richly decorated with frescoes and paintings and each one characterized by the presence of specific objects, such as sarcophagi of important families, tomb furnishings, vases, statuettes and masks of various kinds.

Mark from Norway

The village of saturnia

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

I want to tell my trip to Saturnia, a characteristic village of Tuscany, I visited this charming village in 2oo7 and in this articles you want to describe the most beautiful land.

The Maremma is an earth-shattering and certainly attractive in many ways, it is an absolutely territory rich in beauty and attractions of various kinds, among which stands out, most important, the village of Saturnia.

Saturnia stands in the central hills of the Maremma dominating the underlying landscape and the landscape of southern Tuscany, from the land under cultivation to the hills, the beautiful valleys to the imposing mass of Mount Amiata, the main land mass, with its 1738 mt, it is a charming village certainly fascinating and undoubtedly capable of offering a visit definitely fun and unique walking in his ways because you can have the pleasant opportunity to come into contact with its history, its past and its traditions more ancient, its historic alleyways are custodians of a precious heritage in art and architecture, ancient Roman columns between rich Latin epigraphs and the splendid walls of Roman origin subsequently modified by the hand of Siena.

Very beautiful and interesting are the necropolis that are in the countryside surrounding the village Maremma, there are precious guarded tombs, which returned to the community objects and artefacts of funerary undoubtedly important.
Lucy from Poland

Magliano in Toscana

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

In my article, I will recount the experience of a trip to Tuscany, particularly describing the beauty and charm of a medieval villages that I had the opportunity to visit: Magliano in Tuscany.

Here I describe the country and its monuments:

Magliano in Toscana is a small ancient village situated in the heart of Tuscany, this is a central characteristic of the medieval and Renaissance style, surrounded by imposing Walls of Defense fate in ancient times and immersed in a landscape breathtaking, including steps relief, campaigns cultivated, and broad valleys in a range of environments really charming and unique.

The village of Magliano in Tuscany becomes known for its proximity to some places of historical and artistic, talk of the Abbey of Saint Bruzio and Castles of Pereto and Montiano.

The area where today stands the village of Magliano in Toscana has been inhabited since ancient times, there stood Etruscan and Roman settlements, a testimony of which were found significant archaeological finds, now preserved in museums in the region, the foundation of City happened during the High Middle Ages, after the village was under the supervision of the families of Aldobrandeschi, belonged to the County of Santa Fiora, the Republic of Siena and finally passed, under the supervision of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

A visit to the country will surely be a unique and special in its kind, able to appreciate fully the beauty and charm of the Maremma, with its nature, its history and its extraordinary reception.

My trip was really fantastic and unforgettable, during my stay I met people friendly and welcoming, for this advice to all lovers of travel, to visit this charming village.

Michelle from Paris

Tourism from Eastern Europe in Tuscany

Monday, October 20th, 2008

The region of Tuscany fascinates its visitors for the beauty el’incanto monuments, churches and cities, jewels of art, history and ancient culture, Tuscany is in fact called the “Cradle of the Renaissance” and in this land had reason of expression, the greatest Italian artists, poets, writers, painters and architects.

Tuscany is one of the tourist destinations of greater emphasis and importance of the Italian peninsula, the number of tourists who each year decide to spend a holiday in the region of central Italy, grows substantially and important, especially if you take into account the reservations and travel that are organized by tourists from eastern Europe, with a particular interest in tourists from Russia, Korea, India and China.

Russia indexes make a reservation +20-25% increase package tour operators in Italy, most earmarked Tuscany. In the first place among the most requested tourist products include the cities of art, tourism and spa stays in villas in seaside resorts and countryside.

As for the Chinese market, it is estimated a further growth of tourist flows to Tuscany, although an unknown for 2008 is the summer, coinciding with the Olympics, which could temporarily mark a slight decline of tourists departing .

The Korean market, one of the most dynamic in the world, recorded significant increases in requests to Tuscany, is for travel through tour operators and for those self-organized.

For the emerging market of India, Tuscany is a quality goal sought for a target belonging to social medium-high, interested in a cross: art, culture, fashion, design and gastronomy. For 2008, some problems may arise from the crisis that Alitalia, with the closure of certain routes to and from the east, could penalties development.