Italy has to be one of the most beautiful countries I have ever visited in my life. The country is filled with history and culture. It doesn’t matter where you go for your Italian holiday, it could be Rome, south to the beach in Naples, maybe to see the Coliseum in Rome or even just to hire a Villa in Tuscany, what ever your choice you wont be disappointed.
These first images are from a group of five tiny villages, the area is called Cinque Terre located in the mountains overlooking the sea between Pisa and Genoa, more specifically between La Spezia and Levanto.
They are old fishing villages on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It has recently been made a UNESCO's Mankind's World Heritage' and, also, is an Italian National Park and Protected Marine Area, the villages of Cinque Terre are called Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.
They are old fishing villages on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It has recently been made a UNESCO's Mankind's World Heritage' and, also, is an Italian National Park and Protected Marine Area, the villages of Cinque Terre are called Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.
Be sure to stop into Bar Centrale (Riomaggiore) and have a drink, the staff are friendly and have some fantastic stories to tell.
Rome, considering the history of this grand city it has to be one of the most historical cities in the world, Rome is also one of the most unique cities I have been to in Europe. There is actually too much to see and do in this city in one vacation. I was ‘ruined’ out by the time we left Rome, all the ancient ruins beginning to blur into one. However my most memorable points had to be the Pantheon, Coliseum, Spagna which is east of central Rome and home to the Spanish Steps. Towards the west is the Vatican City which houses Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica.
To the north of the country, past Milan high in the European Alps is a city called Turin and is incredible for its raw power, the mountains rise out of the ground and provide a fantastic winter wonderland for skiers and snowboarders alike. My favourite ski field was Sauze d'Oulx, but there are actually seven different ski fields that are linked by high speed chairlifts this is called the 'Milky Way'. This provided a huge amount of terrain, if you wish you can even ski accross the boarder into France. Sauze d'Oulx and the Milky Way was also the home of the 2006 Winter Olympics. When whe where there we stayed in a hotel called Orso Bianco, everything about it was spectacular and I would definatly recommend a trip.
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http://www.sauzeonline.com/
http://www.sauzeonline.com/
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This is the Orso Bianco Website
