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Every village, town and city in Italy has somewhere to buy decent gelato. It's an intrinsic part of Italian culture and life. There are almost 30,000 artisan gelaterie across the Italian territory and is a 2.5 billion Euro market. With traditional flavours, genuine ingredients and artisan production, it is set apart as something special and unique. Anzola dell'Emilia can be seen as a particular epicentre for gelato in Italy as it is home to Carpigiani, a historic ice-cream brand who established a university and museum in the town. Find a villa with pool in Emilia-Romagna and you could spend a day eating and learning about gelato in Anzola dell'Emila.

Italy is famed for its food and one of the most iconic products is the Balsamic Vinegar. Most people have a bottle in their cupboard and consume it on a regular basis. Used as a condiment on salads, bruschetta and the like, it is made from a reduction of cooked white Trebbiano grape juice. It has been produced in the cities of Modena and Reggio Emilia in the Emilia-Romagna region since the Middle Ages, with written records going back to the 11th century.

Just one of the many, many reasons to visit Modena, it is, however, a particularly tasty one!

Why not find a villa with pool in Emilia-Romagna and explore the city and its cuisine for yourself?

The Villa Manin at Passariano in Codroipo, Friuli Venezia Giulia is a Venetian villa with a fascinating history that now houses a gallery and regularly hosts exhibitions, events and, even holds concerts on the grounds. It was built in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries for the Manin family, from whom it takes its name. Between the stunning grounds which surround, the history, the iconic architecture, the extensive collections and once-off exhibitions, range of events and concerts, its somewhere where you'll never be stuck for things to do. Why not find a villa with pool in Friuli Venezia Giulia and visit for yourself?

Lake Reschen, in South Tyrol, Italy is an artificial lake located near the Reschen Pass, right by the border with Austria. Work was begun in 1940 but WWII and local protestations meant that it was not completed until 1950. The lake unifies two natural lakes, Reschensee and Mittersee, and submerged several villages, including Graun and Reschen. The thing that makes this site so remarkable, however, is the 14th century church tower which can still be seen, poking out of the water. At once eerie and beautiful, it is a remarkable thing to behold and surrounded by some of the world's most astounding scenery.

Verona in Veneto in the north-east of Italy, is one of the most charming towns in the country, renowned for its beauty, ties to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and its summer opera season. A short distance from Lake Garda and full of shops and restaurants and with a historic medieval town centre, it is absolutely packed full of things to see and do. The town has Roman origins and was an important part of the empire and the remains of the period dot the landscape with the biggest impact being made by the Arena. Now the Arena houses the operas each summer that the town has become known for, drawing crowds of up to 14,000 each year from all over the world.