Archive for the ‘Italy’ Category
Art and Tourism 2012 to Feature Sustainable Development
This will be one of the themes featured in the 10th edition of Euromeeting, which will take place in 2012 as part of Art & Tourism: 250 delegates from all over Europe are expected. Art & Tourism will host Euromeeting 2012, the important international seminar dedicated to the themes of sustainable and competitive development in European [...]
February 2, 2012
Posted in: Environment, Italy
Italy – The Promised Land
By Mario Masciullo, eTN | July, 2011 ITALY (eTN) – It is encouraging to learn that Italy may recover from its early 2011 inconstant tourist economy thanks to a confirmed increase in spending of over 2.8% versus the first quarter of the previous year, according to the findings of the Bank of Italy. This reversal [...]
July 7, 2011
Posted in: Italy
Tuscany, Italy – A Land of Medieval Towns and Charming Countryside
Tuscany is a beautiful region of Italy that is characterized by a very attractive and varied landscape. You can visit many beautiful places like the Tuscan Apennines, where you have the possibility of trekking and hiking, or the Casentino area, one of four main valleys of the province of Arezzo, where the famous Natural Park [...]
June 29, 2011
Posted in: Italy
Vatican Museums Open at Night for Beatification of Pope John Paul II
By Mario Masciullo, eTN | AprIL, 2011 ITALY (eTN) – For all the pilgrims who come to Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, they will find that the Vatican Museums will be open at night on April 26, 27, 28, 29, and May 2, 2011 as part of the celebration. The beatification [...]
April 28, 2011
Posted in: Italy
Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay
The Musée d’Orsay possesses the most significant works in terms of number and quality of those artists who changed the course of the history of modern art at the end of the 19th century; in terms of Impressionism and post-impressionism, there is no more prestigious collection than that of the French museum, a fundamental venue [...]
March 18, 2011
Posted in: Italy
For Travelers to Italy That Love Art
Drawings from Fra’ Angelico to Leonardo - Firenze – March 8th – June 12th, 2010 This is the return leg of an exhibition that was first on show at the British Museum in London during the Summer of 2010; there it was entitled ‘Masterpices from the Uffizi Gallery – Italian Renaissance Drawings’, here it headlines as [...]
March 3, 2011
Posted in: Italy
The Italia Wave Love Festival Moves to the South of Italy to the Puglia Region in Lecce, July 14th to 17th 2011
A great change for Italia Wave Love Festival: this year the 25th edition of the most appreciated youthful music and culture event of Italy will take place in the city of Lecce, in Region Puglia, on July 14th to 17th. Italia Wave Love Festival, an event that since always ha s been showing the new music, [...]
February 25, 2011
Posted in: Italy
It’s Carnival Time in Italy!
Venezia – February 19th – March 8th, 2011 For the 150 years since the Unification of Italy, Venice reveals itself with its feminine sensuality calling back to the famous nineteenth century heroines of the post romantic era whom the Carnival is dedicated to, by adding folk and exhilarating elements to the fight between the Austrian [...]
February 15, 2011
Posted in: Italy
Sardinia, Where Wine Helps the Local People Live Longer
Sardinia can offer tourists different attractions. Megalithic structures, nice beaches as well as diving possibilities. There are also a lot of wine shops that help to create its unique atmosphere. Moreover, a scientific study has shown that local wines could be the reason behind the long lives of local people.
February 9, 2011
Posted in: Italy
Inside the Dying Town of Civita Bagnoregio, Italy
Civita di Bagnoregio is a small town in Italy. Once, it used to be a seat of bishops but after numerous natural disasters, most of the inhabitants left the city. However, the town boasts numerous architectural sights. A small Italian town of Civita di Bagnoregio is home to very few people in winter. During summer [...]
February 8, 2011
Posted in: Italy