Sardinia’s only new Blue Flag recognition goes to Budoni. Awarded by the Danish Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) the accolade makes for environmentally friendly holidays, and this summer Budoni has launched a large fleet of electric scooters. The aim being to allow guests and residents to move around in a…

At Lonato del Garda’s Cittadella in Festa festival on 25 September visitors will be plunged into the past with an historical procession, an ancient crafts market, tournaments, falconry shows and much more in this enchanting old town which is just half an hour from Brescia. The town and its 15th-century…

Merano, a city with a green heart, will host the Merano Flower Festival from Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May 2023, and the Tourist Office is already working on the new programme for this 5th edition. The focus will be on nature and plants, from botany to gardening, and…

Italy’s southern Sannio region is the latest destination to join the network of the five-year 2023-2028 Return to Italy project from Rete Destinazione Sud, together with the province of Benevento where some 30 municipalities have formally adhered to the project. Promoting return tourism Benevento’s mayors were brought together by the…

Puglia’s sea is the best in Italy, its bathing waters having been rated 99% and excellent, following close control and monitoring by Arpa, the National Environmental Protection System. This puts Puglia ahead of Sardinia, which received 97.6% and Tuscany at 96%. Puglia has 676 designated bathing areas Along its 1,000…

Liguria’s top tourist attractions of Portovenere, the Cinque Terre and the islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto, were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997 for their cultural area of ​​exceptional value representing harmonious interactions between man and nature. Portovenere and the legend of Venus Portovenere probably owes…

Next year will be 2023 Year of Return Tourism. Discovering the origins, the first part of the five-year plan 2023-2028 Return to Italy, a project from Rete Destinazione Sud. Established in 2014, this is a network of tour operators, travel agencies, hospitality operators, consultancy and information technology companies, restaurateurs, transport…

Sardinia’s Nuragic complex of Barumini is a must-see, and was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to its levels of preservation, antiquity, and the cutting-edge construction techniques used by a prehistoric people. The earliest signs of construction on the island’s largest archaeological site dates back to the Bronze Age,…