Archive for 'Localities'

  

Thursday, February 19, 2015
Alps pile dwellings
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, the intriguing collection of 111 archaeological sites scattered across the Alps is a fantastic tourist attraction to visit on your next Italian vacation!

These pile dwellings of the Alps are shared between Italy, Germany, France, Austria and Slovenia. Nineteen of them rest in the northern Italian regions of Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adige.

The sites of these unusual settlements are always located close to water and the oldest of them are located by Lake Varese in Lombardy.     Read More
Posted in: Curiosities, Lakes, Localities, Northeast Italy, Veneto

  

Thursday, February 19, 2015
Monte San Giorgio
If you want to see something truly breath taking then a vacation in Lombardy at Lake Lugano will bring you face to face with the majestic Monte San Giorgio! This huge mountain rises up from the shoreline of the lake to form an unusual shape.

Stay in a charming vacation rental in Lombardy where you can visit Monte San Giorgio and other enticing attractions of the region.

It lies between the borders of Lombardy and Switzerland and earned itself a rightful place on the 2003 UNESCO World Heritage Site list.     Read More
Posted in: Lakes, Localities, Lombardy, Museums & Galleries, Northwest Italy, Tourist Attractions, Unesco World Heritage Sites

  

Friday, February 13, 2015
View of La Spezia
La Spezia in Liguria is the second largest town of the region and is a common stop off for tourists on their way to see the famous UNESCO awarded Cinque Terre. Here are five attractions in La Spezia that are also worth a visit during your holiday experience here.

La Spezia is home to no less than eight wonderful museums but if you have time to visit just one then make it the ‘Ubaldo Formentini’ Civic Museum. Situated in the Castle of San Giorgio, this collection holds some fascinating archaeological pieces.     Read More
Posted in: Day Trips, Liguria, Localities, Museums & Galleries, Northwest Italy, On the Coast, Tourist Attractions

  

Friday, February 13, 2015
view of Torcello island
Torcello Island in Venice was the first island in what expanded to become the vast lagoon city of Venice. It’s the oldest region of Venice to have been continuously populated by people since the downfall of the Roman Empire.

Many Venetian people fled the marshland to seek refuge from barbarians and looters on the marshy lagoon island of Torcello.

Choose from a beautiful range of holiday villas in the Venice area where you can visit Torcello Island and other famous attractions in Venice.     Read More
Posted in: Churches & Religious Buildings, Islands, Localities, Northeast Italy, Tourist Attractions, Veneto, Venice

  

Friday, February 13, 2015
Canal of Venice
Venice is a spectacular city built within a lagoon on the coast of Veneto. Nicknamed ‘The Floating City’, Venice is built across 118 small islands, many of which are so close together; they’ve been connected by bridges. Come and stay in a superb vacation rental near Venice and sail around this marine city for yourself!

Contrary to popular belief, the many buildings of Venice are not built directly on these islands but rather on wooden platforms supported by wooden stakes hammered into the ground and the seabed around the island shores.     Read More
Posted in: History, Localities, Northeast Italy, Veneto, Venice