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The magnificent medieval town of Candelo in Piedmont is a must see for tourists! This beautiful ancient walled settlement dates back to the 14th century and offers many wonderful attractions for tourists to enjoy. Candelo is a rough pentagonal shape dived by five roads that meet in the town centre.

Stay in a gorgeous holiday villa in Sandigliano, only a few minute's drive from Candelo where you can base a wonderful stay and explore the surrounding area with ease.

A scenic town in Emilia Romagna on the border with Tuscany, Bagno di Romagna is a scenic Orange Flag awarded town with lots to offer tourists.

This is a cosy little community that was first built up around the local thermal springs during Roman times due to the mineral rich therapeutic properties of the water heated below the earth here. Stay in a cosy villa rental in Bibbiena, only a few kilometres from the spa town of Bagno di Romagna where you can spend a few glorious days of relaxation in scenic surroundings.

Other attractions worth seeing in Bagno di Romagna include the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta with its impressive 39 metre high bell tower. Inside is a beautifully carved tabernacle and ancient baptismal font dating as far back as the year 1000! Tourists would also love a stroll around the magnificent Captain’s palace in Bagno di Romagna that has lots of fascinating stories to tell!

Discover the intriguing village of Aggius on the island and region of Sardinia. Full of well-preserved ancient houses built from locally excavated granite stone, Aggius looks like a mystical place from a fairy-tale! Built in a traditional local folk architectural style, Aggius has truly earned its award of an Orange Flag sites in 2005.

This quaint little town is home to some fine craft making industries that helped build its economy during the Middle Ages, right up to the modern day.

The ancient arts of hand loom carpet making and weaving are practised religiously here and have produced some incredibly beautiful pieces that tourist will enjoy gazing upon. Book yourself a fabulous stay at a holiday villa in Sardinia where you can explore all the treasures of this scenic island!

The Orange Flag Award is a tourism quality seal of approval awarded by the Italian touring club. Founded in 1988 in Liguria, the Orange Flag Award is based on merit of cultural, historical and environmental heritage, quality of tourist welcome and provision of information and directions to local attractions.

The towns and villages of Italy that have won the Orange Flag award have demonstrated a strong local identity, a pride in using local produce and a keenness to display their local arts and crafts. Over two thousand Italian locations alone have been analysed and so far, 160 have achieved this prestigious award!

Orange Flag towns like Bienno in Lombardy and Galtelli in Sardinia strongly advocate a green eco-system and strive to continue the harmonious blend between man-made structures and nature.

Come on holidays to one of the most popular destinations in Italy; Lake Garda! Located between the regions of Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige and Lombardy, this giant lake is unusually shaped, being quite wide at the south side and growing narrower as it stretches north. Many charming towns and villages were built along the edge so tourists could quite easily spend a week or two enjoying all the sights and attractions on offer around Lake Garda.

Why not stay in a beautiful villa rental near Lake Garda where yo can spend a few glorious days exploring everything this popular tourist destination has to offer?