Frederiksberg Have is a labour of H.G.H. Scheel and J.C. Krieger in the early seventeenth century, around Frederiksborg Slot castle. The idea of creating this garden was Frederik IV's, inspired by his trips to Italy. The style is Baroque, with strict axes of symmetry. Times changed, in the …...

San Diego's rich Genoese and Sicilian history is explored in a flavorful way on this guided tour through the Little Italy district. Guests enjoy an Italian lunch and dessert, hear about Little Italy during the Prohibition era and discover the miracle that named a Little Italy church. The …...

Venice's main attractions are swamped with tourists in the late summer, but there are plenty of places to go to in order to avoid the crowds. Take a boat trip to the islands from Fondamente Nove or San Zaccharia and make sure you spend some time wandering around Torcello. This peaceful and green place …...

You can walk from the village of Busalla(around 25km from Genoa) to Vittoria in less than two hours. It is an easy trip with a difference in height of only 200m and leading to the small sanctuary in Vittoria (a Sunday destination for many of the young locals of Genoa). The trip begins at Piazza …...

Pompeii, the most famous archaeological site in Italy, is located just 25km away from Naples . The excavations are visited by millions of visitors every year and offer one of the most important pieces of evidence of the past in the whole world. Life in this rich and prosperous city was dramatically …...

Tuscany is famous for its Chianti, extra virgin olive oil, and scrumptious bread. That is why Germano's Trattoria is the place to go for native Tuscan cuisine. The menu lists a variety of mouth-watering plates sure to inspire your next trip to Italy. Bruchette and the house specialty of Chicken …...

Connected with Varese since 1953 by a funicular, the Sacro Monte lies in the Campo dei Fiori Regional Park instituted in 1984 to preserve the environmental and monumental treasures of the mountain massif that overlooks Varese. The sanctuary lies on a route on which you'll find many chapels that …...

Monza Park was created between 1805-10 on the orders of Luigi di Beauharnais, the Napoleonic viceroy, as an extension of the gardens of the Villa Reale to create a model estate and hunting grounds. Designed by Luigi Canonica, a pupil of Piermarini, and Luigi Villoresi, it was enlarged in 1840 by …...

Punta Martin with its 1001m is a mountain with a daring profile which can be reached by the rocky ridge to the south-west whilst it becomes more accessible if you leave from Colla Lencisa (569m) and can be reached by going back up Val Varenna from Genoa Pegli. It is a panoramic trip with a lovely view of …...

Located on the edges of the historic centre, at the beginning of the monumental Via Garibaldi , this square owes its name to the rather fierce fountain which collects the waters from the banks of the Luccoli and directs them down to the sea. It was designed to host equestrian tournaments, as dictated …...