Year of Italian food 2018 - 90"
Italy has always been a synonym for "good food", offering an unmistakable explosion of flavours, scents, and aromas. Get ready for a multisensorial journey where landscape, art, history and taste blend together in an unforgettable experience.
Discover the heart of Italy: villages, lifestyle, food & wine
Local food and wine, breathtaking landscapes, villages suspended in time. Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche, Umbria: enjoy your holidays in the heart of Italy.
Vicenza, Palladio's Legacy
Vicenza and the surrounding province feature ancient history and traditions that are closely tied to the name Andrea Palladio, the architect whose genius influenced architectonic tastes and tendencies throughout the entire world. This territory, abounding with villas, palaces and gorgeous countryside, inspired the greatest writers in 1900s Italy, and enchanted authors from other continents, especially Jorge Luis Borges, who was said to have been left breathless when he saw the marvelous Teatro Olimpico.
Syracuse of history and myth
The magnificent Island of Ortigia is an essential stop for tourists visiting Syracuse: it is an exemplar of this city's joie de vivre, characterized by the unique interplay of its history and position on the sea. Visitors to Syracuse will be happily overwhelmed by its innumerable monuments testifying to the many diverse civilizations that passed through this land.
The Miracles of Pisa
Walking through Pisa it is easy to see the splendor left by the Ancient Marine Republic of Pisa that, since 1810, has been the home of one of Europe's most prestigious universities: the Scuola Normale Superiore.