Archive for 'Northwest Italy'

The fabulous ski resort of Courmayeur in Aosta Valley is the perfect destination for your next winter vacation to Italy! This ski resort is part of the Mont Blanc mountain range and provides over one hundred kilometres of excellent skiing slopes suitable for all levels of experience.

Stay in a lovely vacation rental in Aosta Valley where you can easy commute to this exciting ski resort. This is the perfect Italian destination for those cold winter months!

Rent equipment for skiing or snowboarding here and catch a lift up to the starting points of these thrilling downhill trails.

Come to San Fruttuoso, a magical part of Liguria’s coastline! Tourists can access San Fruttuoso only by boat or by foot which only adds to the enchantment of this place and its two famous attractions.

One is a beautifully preserved Benedictine monastery, a stone building with a tower topped off with a small dome.

Book a villa in Liguria to easily explore all the coastal treasures along this scenic region!

Over time a beach formed here in front of the monastery but originally boatmen carrying goods to the monastery could row right under the basement arches supporting the building and deliver them right to the cellars. The local tourist office can supply visitors with the prices and opening hours of the monastery and nearby watchtower here and supply more details on a famous underwater attraction in San Fruttuoso just off the shore!

If you’re holidaying anywhere around Lake Como in the Northern region of Lombardy in Italy then why not stop off in the quaint little resort of Menaggio during your stay?

Situated on the west shores of Lake Como, Menaggio can be easily reached by the road encircling the lake or via the frequent boats that network across it.

Stay in a villa near Lake Como and enjoy the many attractions in this scenic district of Lombardy!

Situated on the outskirts of Mantua in Lombardy is the architectural masterpiece called Palazzo del Te! Designed in an elegant mannerist style by architect Giulio Romano for Frederico il Gonzaga in 1524, this was a lavishly built palace with certainly no expense spared!

Book a stay at a scenic villa rental in Lombardy where you can easily travel around to to see the many attractions of this region, including the glorious Palazzo del Te!

Palazzo del Te is so intricately decorated that after the vast shell of it was built, it took a team of fresco painters, stone carvers and plasterers a period of ten years to adorn every section of wall, floor and ceiling of it!

It was indeed a treasured jewel of artistic achievement and it is little wonder that Palazzo del Te is considered as one of the most beautiful villas in all of Italy!

The stunning Fénis castle in Aosta Valley is one of the country’s most famous fortresses. It is a huge structure, built in a classic castle layout and attracts many thousands of tourists each year. In fact, it looks like a castle that came right out of a children’s storybook!

Stay in a beautiful holiday villa in Aosta Valley and witness all that this gloriously scenic region has to offer! Fénis castle dates back to the 1100s and began taking the shape of the castle visitors can see today when many additions and reinforcements were added in the 14th century.