Holiday resorts in Italy
The flourishing fishing port of Alghero, situated on the
northwest coast, is Sardinia's tourist centre and attracts
thousands of holidaymakers each year. It consists of a picturesque
and well-prese...
moreThe picturesque hill town of Assisi, to the east of Perugia, is
famous as the birthplace of St Francis, a 12th-century monk who
founded the Franciscan order, devoted to achieving an 'abundance of
t...
moreCagliari is Sardinia's capital, a favourite with holidaymakers,
and biggest town with a busy industrial port. Despite its size the
old centre is charmingly compact, contained within the city walls
...
moreThe holiday destination of Cortona perches above the lofty hills
of olive groves and vineyards overlooking Lake Trasimeno and the
plain of Valdichiana. It is one of the oldest cities in Tuscany and
...
moreThe jet-set strip of Sardinia, Costa Smeralda is a six-mile
(10km) stretch of coastline between the gulfs of Cugnana and
Arzachena on the island's northeast coast, which has become a
developer's pa...
moreThe pristine waters of Lake Como (known locally as Lago Di Como)
are framed by craggy backdrops and magnificent villas festooned
with bougainvillea perch over its watery banks, an ideal holiday
ret...
moreThe holiday retreat of Lake Garda, known locally as Lago di
Garda, is the most popular of Italy's northern lakes and has a
temperate climate to complement its magnificent setting. The lake
towns of...
moreLake Maggiore casts a refined glow from its shores, as it is the
preferred holiday destination of the elite. The resort town of
Stresa is a haven for Italians, French and Germans who flock to its
c...
moreJust north-west of Sicily lie the Aeolian Islands, the largest
of which, Lipari, has become a popular holiday destination with a
concentration of tourist facilities in its main town. The town of
Li...
moreFor an Italian holiday, Lucca is a delightful city comprising a
grid of Roman roads contained within mighty medieval ramparts. It
is home to Puccini, chamber music, Romanesque churches, museums and
...
moreCorrupt, decaying, noisy, polluted, over-populated, jumbled and
crime-ridden. All these unpleasant adjectives can be applied to
Sicily's capital, Palermo, but this does not stop most
holidaymakers ...
moreThe holiday destination of Pisa is most famous for its leaning
campanile, yet its other equally notable coups include its long
maritime legacy dating to 1000 BC, its prized university and its
statu...
moreThe towers of this medieval village peer wilfully onto the
stretch of cypress and olive trees below. San Gimignano has been
dubbed 'medieval Manhattan', however the skyline of towers numbers
only 1...
moreSiena is a popular holiday destination. The red-brown stone of
this medieval city throngs around Italy's finest old square, the
Piazza del Campo. As old as the square itself are the traditions
reve...
moreThe glitterati of ancient Rome chose Sorrento, with its
breathtaking views from the cliff tops over the Bay of Naples, as
the place to build their sumptuous summer villas, and today the
pretty town...
moreVisitors to Syracuse may be forgiven for wondering whether they
are on holiday in Italy or Greece. This city on the southeastern
corner of Sicily's Ionian coastline once rivalled Athens as the
most...
moreSicily's most famous holiday resort town, Taormina, was the
19th-century haunt of British aristocracy and the place chosen by D
H Lawrence to write his erotic novel, Lady Chatterley's
Lover. The to...
moreThe Vatican City is a remarkable entity in that it is an
independent state administered by the Roman Catholic Church and one
of the world's richest countries. The population of this enclave
doubles...
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