Archive for 'Events'

Come to the popular Italian tourist destination of Liguria. This sunny coastal region is brimming with beauty, culture and welcome in each city, town and village scattered throughout the land. Liguria blends a combination of majestic high mountains that lead down to a rugged UNESCO award winning coastline overlooking the glittering Mediterranean Sea.

Stay in a beautiful villa in Liguria, perhaps one with a spectacular view of the sea? Liguria offers a wealth of exciting activities for tourists to engage in, whether its water sports like kayaking, surfing or snorkelling from the Blue Flag beaches or a challenging mountain biking trail up towards Liguria’s tallest mountains.     Read More

Molise may be a small region but it is bursting with many exciting things for tourists to do and see! Molise is quite new, having only been recognised as a region in its own right in 1963.

Before, Molise was an isolated province of Abruzzo. This small but welcoming region has a small coastline bordering the Adriatic Sea and is really starting to entice more and more tourists to its interesting towns, villages and natural attractions.

Stay in a stunning vacation rental in Molise with a swimming pool where you can live the life of luxury while you explore all this glorious region has to offer.

From May until September, most of the region’s festivals take place so tourists passing through this pretty part of Southern Italy are in for a treat! See the lively Bagpipes festival in Scapoli in July or sample some of the many food festivals in August such as the lamb festival in Morrone del Sannio or the Pecorino Cheese festival in Macchia del Sole. The ‘La Ndocciata’ festival takes place in the Orange Flag town of Agnone in Molise on Christmas Eve and is a spectacular fire-lit parade that ends with a massive bonfire.     Read More

If you love to party then a vacation in the Italian region of Calabria would be just perfect for you! A region of colour, vibrancy and welcome, a festival or celebratory event is never far around the corner in Calabria, no matter what time of year you visit. Stay at a gorgeous villa rental in Calabria where you can relax and unwind in lavish surroundings before starting your exciting days of exploration here!

Check out the intriguing religious Festival of the Three Crosses held on May 3rd that re-enacts biblical scenes and the expulsion of the Saracens from Southern Italy.

Or witness the lively events that take place during the ‘Palio di Diana’ including tug of war, a sack race and hitting a giant piñata! The townsfolk dress up in traditional Renaissance costumes and host a superb celebration full of music, food and dancing between the main palio events. This thrilling festival takes place in the coastal town of Vibo Valentia.     Read More

Visit the superb city of Asti in the region of Piedmont. Only 55 kilometres east of Turin, Asti has been settled by human inhabitants from as far back as the Neolithic period! Tourists could start their day of explorations here by walking around some of the ancient city walls which still encase the northern part of Asti. The north-west district of the city is brimming with magnificent old palaces and grand houses to walk around and admire for a few hours.     Read More