Often described as the best kept Medieval city in Italy, a visit to Siena is like going back in time. It’s an easy day-trip from Florence, since it’s only 43 miles south. A Bus ride to Siena is the most popular mode of transportation. You can ride the SITA Bus Line from Florence, which takes about 1? hours and will stop at Via Tozzi, which is within walking distance of Piazza Del Campo. SITA has an express Bus line to Siena and a local Bus line. The express will arrive 20 minutes faster than the local bus line. You can [...]

The Italians count on the gastronomic and business tourism. In 2007 Italy once again demonstrated the highest level of its own tourist industry that made it possible not only to hold, but also to improve its positions on the travel market.From January till September the tourists spent in Italy 25 billion 264 millions of Euros that is by 1,7% bigger than that of analogous period of 2006. The amount of foreign visitors who arrived in the country increased too and reached a record figure of 20 million 558 thousands of people (+4,7%).The national tourist agency of Italy (ENIT) considers these [...]

Did you know…Fencer Giuseppe Delfino won the gold medal in the individual ?p?e at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games. He was the 6th Italian ?p?e fencer in a row to win the Olympic title.In the 20th century, three Italians won the Alpine World Cup. They were Gustavo Thoeni (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975), Piero Gros (1974) and Alberto Tomba (1995). Thoeni became the first skier to win four world titles.Italy -the winner of the 2006 World Cup- has qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The Italian men’s soccer team will be the second European team to participate [...]

Everybody in the world has heard of the wonders of Florence in Italy. Many of us have seen images of the picturesque city on the television and in movies. We all know that Florence is very rich in culture, boasting of several Gothic andRenaissance structures, art galleries that display classic works of art, and fine restaurants that offer exquisite and incomparable cuisine. However, only a select few have had the opportunity to experience the city’s grandeur first hand.While it is true that a trip to Italy may be somewhat more expensive, an Italian vacation will be more within your reach [...]

Approximately 18 months ago my girlfriend and I decided we’d had enough of the UK and couldn’t face growing old in a country over-run by unruly teenagers that terrorised the country; the police show no signs of sorting out the nuisance teenagers so we made the decision to build a home for ourselves and our children in Sardinia.My girlfriend’s family originate from Alghero in Sardinia and we spend most of our holidays on the beaches in and around Alghero.Sardinia is a beautiful country, rugged and wild in places, inhabited by hospitable people, a great education system, touched by tourism but [...]