The first day we walk through the Caruggi which is the Genovese name for narrow lanes. We wandered down the caruggi’s of the old town, an area that until a few years ago was considered off-limits: now it is a lively center, full of colours and scents, you could walk and walk and get lost for hours.
We’re very excited to have been invited on this unique tour organized by regional toursim boards of Piedmont, Liguria and Lombardy. From the 7th of March, along with 6 other bloggers we will take part on this journey The main objective to raise awareness of the historic Italian cities of Turin, Genoa and Milan and uncover the best food, art and culture the cities have to offer.
They decided they weren’t content with being the eternal tourist so they took a different slant on travel and the 91 days concept was born, check out the interview below which includes some great travel tips.
I remember like it was yesterday my first trip to Venice: I was only seven years old, and with the whole family on board our legendary Fiat 127, we left Bergamo, for what until this day had only been a … Read More
Travelling in Sicily as a backpacker or independent traveler, is not an easy task, and certainly more complicated than you might expect. In terms of eating out, accommodation and transport certainly Sicily is not the most travel-friendly of places in Europe. Despite … Read More
This week guest blogger is Anneliese Rabl, a writer who has been living in Italy for many years and through experience has come to understand and celebrate the deep contradictions which are embedded in Italian culture and people . Anneliese’s beautifully explained piece, details why there is still a … Read More
600 days of the sporty-humanitarian project “From Vietnam to Italy by bicycle for the disabled” The non-profit organization Travel for Aid presented the report of 600-day of travelling. The sporty-humanitarian project “From Vietnam to Italy by bicycle for the disabled” … Read More
I’m not Catholic, but I’m a fan of anybody who gives the critters of the world a second thought. This is most of why I hopped on a train from Florence to Assisi while studying abroad for a semester in northern Italy.
San Pellegrino water is served in restaurants around the world and has been for over a 100 years. If like me you ever wondered what a place looks like that produces one of the most famous bottled water in the world – read on!