Archive for the ‘Italy’ Category

New Ferrari of a Train Speeds from Rome to Naples

BY MARIO MASCIULLO, ETN ITALY | May 1, 2012 The new train of the Italian private railway operator, Italo NTV, rapidly left on its maiden voyage from Rome to Naples with a load of 300 accredited journalist specialists in the travel trade and technology industry from around the world. The historical event was attended by [...]

May 1, 2012   Posted in: Airlines & Railways, Italy

The 3rd Annual “Chefs on Bikes” Cycling Tour in Northern Italy Will Be Held This June

March 2012, Newburyport, MA– Italiaoutdoors, a provider of small-group, personalized recreational vacations in Northeastern Italy, announces their 2012 “Chefs on Bikes” tour, a guided cultural and cycling exploration of the culture, foods and wines of Northeastern Italy. Scheduled for June 24-30, the 7-day/6-night tour invites cyclists to learn from the culinary expertise of Chef Kathy [...]

March 16, 2012   Posted in: Italy

Disabled Travelers Can Now Visit Italy’s Historic Attractions in a One-Of-A-Kind Trekking-Wheelchair From Rome and Italy’s Tourist Services

Rome, ITALY, February 2012 – Disabled travelers are now on “equal footing” with other travelers as they view all of Italy’s historic sites from a specially designed trekking-wheelchair, thanks to Rome and Italy Tourist Services. In this one-of-a-kind chair, offered only by “Rome and Italy Tourist Services,” visitors can experience every Italian archeological site no [...]

February 15, 2012   Posted in: Italy

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