Archive for 'Must See Attractions'

Picture this: you've found a vacation rental in Lombardy and you are spending cold winter days with the Italian Alps, a cute Alpine town and a building that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Grand Budapest Hotel unfolding in front of your eyes as you sit in a hot tub in a spa, soaking your stress away. Then you get out of the hot tub and go get a treatment or go skiing or sit in front of a blazing fireplace in your cosiest clothes with a hot drink and a good book on hand...what could be lovelier than that? You've had a tough, long year, why not treat yourself with the ultimate winter spa getaway in Italy? Why not plan a trip to Bormio.

Murano glass is one of the most famous craft products in the world and is an artisanal glass that has been made on the Venetian island of Murano for centuries. The artisans of Murano were world leaders in innovation and design and created some of the most stunning glass objects that the world has ever seen. Today, they are still employing these centuries-old techniques and making all sorts of things from works of art, to trinkets, to household objects. These pieces are characteristic souvenirs for tourists visiting the city and there are are a number of factories and some individual artists' studios at work on the island to this day.

The city of Turin is like a work of art in its own right but it is home to plenty of galleries, museums and palaces stuffed with all sorts of paintings, sculptures and other objets d'art that are worth checking out. However, if you are have found a vacation rental in Piedmont and are planning on visiting Turin in the next couple of months, there is one particular exhibition that we would recommend to you: the current Miró exhibition taking place in the Palazzo Chiablese in the Piazetta Reale.

There is an endless list of things to see and do in Rome. However, this particular series of posts have been concerned with must-see attractions that are also photogenic gems because nothing happened unless you have photographic proof, right? All jokes aside, photographs of your holiday are important as, once you have found a vacation rental in Rome and are making a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Eternal City, you'll want to remember it. A holiday is about making memories, not merely passing time. Here are some more of those photogenic locations where you can capture your memories beautifully...

7. The Cliché Keeper: The Spanish Steps

So, almost every guide is going to suggest a visit to the Spanish Steps and we hate to be cliché but…you really should!

Rome is one of those incredibly beautiful and photogenic cities that people dream of visiting their whole lives. If you have found a vacation rental in Rome and are finally planning a trip, there are lots of places that you should visit. In fact, there are too many...way too many. It would take lifetimes to see it all. As none of us have lifetimes to do anything, try and see as much as you can during your trip and be sure to take lots of photos to remember it all by and to have more time to take it all in afterwards!

5. St Peter's Views And Square

Pope Alexander VII and Bernini undertook the designing of St Peter's Square, one of the many alterations that was part of the Pope's master plan for the modernisation of the city.