The Casentino Valley in Tuscany, which is a couple of hours by car from Florence, celebrates its traditions and authenticity. Made famous by St. Francis of Assisi The Casentino is famous for its beautiful forests and for the Sanctuary of La Verna, the Franciscan monastery and pilgrimage site where Saint…

The Giostra della Quintana pageant in Foligno, Umbria, now in its 80th edition, takes Foligno in the province of Perugia back in history to the 17th century. This year the joust is on 13 and 14 September This palio is one of the most structured historical chivalric pageants in Italy,…

Carrara, in Tuscany, is aa shining example of how art can play a role in wellbeing and become a therapeutic tool. Viewing art can reduce stress Slowness, beauty and contemplation are the new keywords for museum tourism. Recent research by the University of Milan-Bicocca, has revealed that visiting museums is…

The Piedmont Regional Council has given the go-ahead to the “Piedmont for Young People” project. Programmes aimed at social inclusion The three-year project will provide funding for programmes aimed at social inclusion for 15 to 34-year olds for an investment of €4.46 million, of which €3.69 million is state funded…

The latest data from ENIT, the Italian Tourist Board, show that more visitors are taking holidays during sporting events that are held in Italy. Sporting events have a strong economic impact “In 2024 some 560,000 international travellers chose Italy for sports holidays (+4.7% against 2023 ), generating about 2 million…

The municipality of Abano Terme, in the province of Padua, is boosting its cultural and thermal identity through an integrated tourism strategy. A promotional and marketing website The aim is to offer an increasingly experiential, rejuvenating and sustainable experience, and at the heart of the strategy is the work is…

The Marche region once again takes centre stage with the new 2025 edition of the Itinerario della Bellezza, Itinerary of Beauty, guide. The guide now features 28 municipalities This project by Confcommercio Marche Nord has been promoting the villages of the Pesaro hinterland for eight years and this year it…