Archive for 'Tourist Attractions'

The Cinque Terre is a famously beautiful coastal part of Italy but, when one imagines it, one tends to picture the pretty and colourful cluster of houses hugging a rugged cliff-side that descends to a bay bobbing with yachts and little fishing boats. However, if you have found a vacation rental in the Cinque Terre and are spending time in the area, you will be glad to know that these aren’t the only stunning seaside scenes that you will encounter.

You will also find some of the prettiest traditional perfect soft-sand-and-blue-seas beaches in Italy. There aren’t that many and most are only small stretches that can be found next to some of the towns in the area but there are a couple that are more spacious and impressive affairs, like the most obvious and best example, the picture-perfect Spiaggia di Fegina.     Read More

If you are interested in a picture-perfect historic setting, excellent eateries and an especially rich culinary tradition, pretty boutiques and streets, and art and culture, then the incredibly lovely city of Bologna makes for an ideal holiday destination. However, if you have found a vacation rental in Emilia Romagna and are planning trips to Bologna to experience the history and tradition then be sure to also keep an eye for the contemporary gems on offer in the city as well. For while the streets still reflect Medieval roots and the museums are generally filled with great works of art from times gone by, there are some incredible places to see the most cutting-edge and engaging works of art that deal with the most important issues of our times. One such place to see contemporary art in Bologna is Fondazione MAST, an international cultural and philanthropic institution that brings exhibitions focusing on art, technology and innovation to the city.

The MAST (or Manifattura di Arti, Sperimentazione e Tecnologia) Foundation was established in 2013 to encourage creativity and entrepreneurship among younger generations and to work in collaboration with other institutions in order to support economic and social growth in Bologna. In addition to a diverse and rich cultural program of events including art exhibition, conferences, presentations, film screenings, musical events, and educational workshops for children and teenagers that are open to the general public, there are also a variety of corporate welfare services, including a corporate restaurant, nursery school and wellness centre that are integral to the foundation’s mission statement of making an open place in which every citizen can access learning and the arts. This is not some elitist cultural institution but, rather, a space for the growth and well-being of all people.     Read More

Sardinia is famous for her beaches and for good reason. It is an astoundingly beautiful place with an astounding number of truly incredible beaches to choose from. So, if you are looking for your next beach holiday destination, why not browse our vacation rentals in Sardinia?

Among all of those excellent beaches, if you ask locals about their favourites, most are likely to mention Spiaggia della Pelosa. Boasting shallow, crystal clear azure waters that are perfect for kids to splash around in safely and for snorkelling, soft white sands made for leisurely wanders along the strand, and lush and diverse coastal vegetation, it is an ideal oasis and one of the most picture-perfect beaches in all of Europe.     Read More

In the previous post, we mentioned the incredible city of Bologna and all that it has to offer a visitor who has found a vacation rental in Emilia Romagna and wants to explore her capital. Not only is it a foodie’s paradise with an impossibly rich and delicious culinary tradition, it is also a cultural hotspot where both past and present bring fascinating things to the table. Bologna is home to amazing churches, architectural gems, art galleries, museums, and more and is an excellent place to take in beautiful objects both manmade and natural and to learn more about the world that we live in. One particularly fascinating place in which to do so is the Giovanni Capellini Museum.

Located on via Zamboni, the Giovanni Capellini Geological Museum, or Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini, is connected to the university museum system Alma Mater Studiorum of the famous and ancient University of Bologna and reflects the incredible legacy of the university by being a rather excellent and special gem. As the university is one of the oldest in the world, it has also allowed this museum to accumulate a rather extraordinary collection over a long period of time, almost five hundred years. This collection boasts more than one million items including rocks, plants, fossils, giant dinosaur skeletons, a Mammoth skeleton, other prehistoric animals, and more.     Read More