Water sports on Lombardy’s lakes from Lake Garda to Lake Maggiore are gaining in popularity and are being practiced by adventure lovers looking for thrills and fun. Lake Garda New water sports are becoming extremely popular in the summer months, with wakeboard, flyboard, kitesurfing and SUP (stand up paddle) being…

In Lignano Sabbiadoro two-wheelers will be the focus of summer 2022 with pedaling, rowing, walking, running and sailing expeditions to explore the fascinating natural and cultural heritage of the Friulian lowlands, an area crossed by the Adria Bilke cycle route. In addition to the Adriatic Sea, the water ways in…

Italy’s top ten most beautiful diving destinations from Sardinia to Sicily have been compiled by Scubadvisor, the world's first app entirely dedicated to diving enthusiasts. It provides details on the best locations, advice on how to book your dive in your favourite diving centre, as well as descriptions, prices, and…

The Dominican church and convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, and Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper were among the very first Italian treasures recognized by Unesco in 1980, coming right after the Valcamonica rock engravings. The monumental convent, designed by Swiss engineer and architect Guiniforte Solari, is worth a visit…

The Moon over the Colosseum, Rome’s new stunning moonlight guided tour starts tomorrow 20 May in collaboration with Electa and Coopculture. The new route that has been developed for this 2022 edition features the monument’s history, with the Amphitheatre in ancient Rome told through the floor of the arena and…

The Etruscan sites in Cerveteri and Tarquinia, around an hour from Rome, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004 and were the first example of Etruscan civilization sites included in the world ranking. Prime examples of Etruscan funerary architecture The necropolis of Banditaccia in Cerveteri, and that…

Sicilian Railway Experience is a new Rocco Forte rail product: a 1920s train from central Palermo to Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples, running from Villa Igiea to the Verdura Resort on the historic rolling stock managed by the Ferrovie dello Stato Foundation. The Sicilian Railway Experience from Rocco Forte Hotels,…