Archive for 'Tourist Attractions'

In the southern Italian region of Apulia, in a town called Alberobello, lies a collection of unusual buildings, called ‘trulli’. These are beautiful cone roof buildings built using a mortar-less technique.

This means that no cement was used, only specialised skills to build slats of limestone in such a way as to achieve at beautiful pyramid, dome or cone shaped roof.

Stay in a holiday villa in Apulia where you could explore the beautiful surroundings and see these enchanting white washed little houses for yourself.     Read More

The coastal city of Naples is the capital of Campania and a superb choice for your next Italian holiday destination! Visitors will delight in the incredible wealth of historical sites to explore in Naple’s historic centre; which is actually the largest in Europe!

It has lots of attractions which have helped to earn its UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Naples is an incredibly old city with the first permanent settlements created here around 2,000 BC!

Stay in a gorgeous villa in Naples, close to the city where you can enjoy the best of city life and the sea.

Naples thrived particularly during the Renaissance era which resulted in mesmerising building being constructed here. You can't visit Naples without seeing the breath-taking Palace of Caserta and the nearby archaeological sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum.     Read More

Come and see the splendour of Vicenza city, a cultural haven in the Veneto region; tucked in at the foot of Monte Berico.

Located sixty kilometres west of Venice and 200 kilometres east of Milan, Vicenza is a wealthy cosmopolitan city that attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.

It’s rich collection of art galleries, churches, museums and palaces as well as the majestic Teatro Olimpico have played a major role in earning Vicenza its UNESCO World Heritage status.

Why not treat yourself to a splendid villa in Veneto where you can spend a few days touring around its mesmerising attractions.     Read More

Tourists looking to gaze upon a place of unique form and beauty need look no further than the stunning city of Venice in the region of Veneto. It has been awarded the prestigious prize of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Stay in a beautiful vacation rental in Venice where you can hire a boat to take you around the stunning sights of this floating city!

And what is it about the city that is so unusual? It is built across 118 small islands within the marshy Venetian lagoon along the north eastern coastline of Italy.

This city was founded in the centre of where the River Po and the River Piave meet the sea. It’s not only Venice’s unusual location that has earned itself a wealth of tourists every year, it is a haven of great architecture, culture and well preserved history!     Read More