For holiday-makers who want to do more general sightseeing or lazing around a pool, Italy offers many varieties of activity to stimulate the body, mind and soul. High mountain ranges and beautiful countryside for the skiers and walkers, lakes and seas for those with nautical inclinations, world-topping cuisine for foodies, designer outlets for shopaholics, cookery courses, painting lessons, study trips….
Italy Calendar of Events
January
1 New Year’s Day Italy
6 Epiphany (religious festival, 12th day after Christmas Italy
February
17-27 Carnevale (Mardi Gras) Venice
Classical Italian Wine
Early inhabitants of North Central Italy, the Etruscans, left remnants and indications of how they were able to make wine. When the Greeks settled in Southern Italy, they too were quick to find ease in producing wine, and even dubbed Italy with the name ‘Entoria’, which means the land of wine. It truly is the land of wine. Italy’s climate and soil combined with the old traditional technique of viticulture has contributed to Italy taking its place as a key natural wine-producing nation. The wines produced are as diverse as the people who inhabit this land, and as different as the colors of a spectrum.
Classical Italian Wine…
Verona – City of the Vento
In Italy’s North East, Verona is one of those fantastic Italian cities full of the joys of past and the present. Roman artifacts abound. Even walking down the street you can stop in your tracks as you pass across the top of a Roman road. Breakfast in my hotel – a wonderful mix of cosy apartments and luxury rooms – was a great way to start the day. The dining room was circular, the centerpiece an amazing thousand year old mosaic floor under glass. And the steaming silver jugs of thick hot chocolate Italian-style, fresh fragrant, buttery brioche-type rolls and apricot nectar on the menu had me in raptures.
Tours Around Italy
You definitely can not go wrong when you decide to vacation in Italy. It is a beautiful land with a very scenic countryside. It is full of history, art, and nature and the food and wine are mouthwatering. For anyone who is visiting Italy, it is imperative that you get the most out of your trip and you can only do this with a guided or private tour. Tours Around Italy…