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The Lakes in Northern Italy are the destination of local and international tourism.
It's an oasis of a mild climate in the middle of the Pianura Padana.
You are away from hot and humid summers and cold and foggy winters.
Lake Orta, Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano, and Lake Como have been vacation destinations for the Milanese for centuries. The rich and the poor. It takes just a few euros to go from Milan to one of these lakes using the cheap regional...
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Using fresh ingredients in Italian cooking seems to shame the UK and the USA. The joy of eating fresh tomatoes and excellent olive oil is without equal. It's hard to travel anywhere in Italy without enjoying the fine wines. Drinking wine with a meal is very much part of the culture here. If you have previously visited many of the larger Italian cities, you can wonder how the region around Lake Garda would compare.
You can read in your guidebook that...
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Libro de Enrico Massetti con 50 fotografías en color.
Verona, magnífica ciudad cabecera del Véneto, conocida por su Arena, sugestivo anfiteatro de la época romana y elegida escenario del famoso drama de Shakespeare.
Esta es una guía de Verona, la ciudad con la Arena Romana y el Balcón de Julieta.
Verona tiene un centro histórico muy extenso y bien conservado. El municipio romano del año 49 A.C. reserva importantes pistas de aquella próspera...
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En este pequeño libro, cubro el camino de las Grandes Dolomitas. Cruza tres regiones: Südtirol, Trentino y Véneto. Es un itinerario clásico para visitar algunas de las partes más escénicas de las Dolomitas. Aconsejo a cualquiera que conduzca por ella que empiece en Bozen (Bolzano en italiano). La carretera está pavimentada y muy bien desarrollada; sin embargo, es muy curvilínea con una pendiente máxima del 12% y requiere una conducción real.Sólo...
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2019 edition - Tuscany is located in the central western part of Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It gets its name from an Etruscan tribe that settled the area about three thousand years ago. It has belonged to the Romans, the Lombards, and the Franks.More than four hundred years ago under the Medicis, Tuscany became a major European center. It is undoubtedly one of Italy's top tourist destinations as well as an ideal place for your villa when you hit...
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StresaTo the tourist, who, for the first time, arrives in Stresa, a breathless sight is offered. In the beginning, a superb lakefront window was delineated with lines of palm trees, flourishing gardens, and facades of grand hotels.Then, looking at the lake, enchanted, as if emerging from the same waters, the spectacular Borromean Islands (Isola Bella, Isola Madre, and Isola dei Pescatori).The splendor of these visions is enough to understand how Stresa...
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The Amalfi Coast is, without a doubt, the most spectacular and beautiful coastline in Italy. Moorish style villages cling to the dramatic jagged cliffs, perched over the rippling waves below. The air scented with lemons and wild herbs, and of course, the sea. The villages that string along the Amalfi Coast have cobblestoned streets lined with bougainvillea-covered villas, Arabic arches, and many corners with million-dollar views. The magic of the...
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En este pequeño libro, cubro el camino de las Grandes Dolomitas. Cruza tres regiones: Südtirol, Trentino y Véneto. Es un itinerario clásico para visitar algunas de las partes más escénicas de las Dolomitas. Aconsejo a cualquiera que conduzca por ella que empiece en Bozen (Bolzano en italiano). La carretera está pavimentada y muy bien desarrollada; sin embargo, es muy curvilínea con una pendiente máxima del 12% y requiere una conducción real.
Sólo...
9) Sicily
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Eternal crossroads of the Mediterranean, Sicily's gorgeous island continues to seduce travelers with its dazzling diversity of landscapes and cultural treasures.
Sicily: Do you want to learn about Greece? So come to Sicily.
It is a paradox, but only to a certain extent.
Sicily's Greek cities (Agrigento, Selinunte, Segesta, and Syracuse, to mention the most important) were among the most beautiful Hellenic world.
Nowadays, to visit the Valley of...
10) The Amalfi Coast
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A book by Enrico Massetti with 67 color images.
A small book about the Amalfi Coast, which is undoubtedly the most spectacular and beautiful coastline in Italy. Moorish-style villages cling to the dramatic jagged cliffs perched over the rippling waves below.
The air is scented with lemons and wild herbs, and the sea is fresh. The villages along the Amalfi Coast have cobblestoned streets lined with bougainvillea-covered villas, Arabic arches, and...
11) Como Lake
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Book by Enrico Massetti with 241 color images.
'Lake Como' is a name you will often hear from friends or read in travel blogs if you plan a vacation in Italy. The third-largest lake in Italy is a hit amongst vacationers, and there are plenty of reasons behind it. So, let's underline everything you want to know about the area before making a vacation decision.
Where exactly is it?
Lake Como has a glacial origin and is in Lombardy, Italy, and is...
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Enrico Massetti escribió este libro con 40 imágenes en colorAbruzos tiene un récord: el 30% de su territorio está protegido por leyes ambientales. Ninguna otra región de Europa puede alardear tanto; por algo la región es conocida como "la región de los parques", el lugar ideal para pasar unas vacaciones en medio de la naturaleza.Hay tres parques nacionales, un parque regional y muchos sitios protegidos y reservas naturales, también protegidas:...
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Siena is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Italy, in the heart of Tuscany. Built on three hills and surrounded by well-preserved walls, it is full of fine examples of Gothic architecture and has one of the unique squares in the world, il Campo, (shell-shaped with scalloped edges). Naturally, the world-famous Palio di Siena is part of Siena's identity, history and culture. Siena is also the birthplace of Saint Catherine of Siena Metairie.
Siena...
14) Florence to Rome
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There is no better introduction to Italy than the classic itinerary of Rome, Florence, and Venice. But it is not dummy-proof, which is why we enlisted three of Italy's most knowledgeable Italy experts to pen this guide, which was revised after Italy's pandemic lockdowns. Their helpful advice and honest, opinionated recommendations will allow you to find the hidden gems that other visitors miss, avoid crowds and lines, and, most importantly: plan the...
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Turin, la capitale régionale du Piémont, a la réputation d'être une ville magique. Et ce ne peut être que par magie qu'une ville, considérée comme la capitale de l'industrie lourde italienne (FIAT, l'un des plus grands constructeurs automobiles du monde, y a son siège), est également l'une des principales attractions touristiques d'Italie.
Bien sûr, il y a de bonnes raisons à cela. Le Saint Suaire, l'ancien drap de lin dans lequel, selon...
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Enrico Massetti escribió este libro con 75 imágenes en color.
Se podría decir que el Vale de Aosta es una región vertical, y no solo en el sentido físico, por la cantidad de picos altos que lo rodean (incluido el Mont Blanc, la montaña más alta de Europa, a 4.807 metros de altura), sino por la sorprendente concentración de tantas maravillas naturales, tantos monumentos, legados artísticos preciosos y una preciada herencia de tal densidad...
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Enrico Massetti escribió este libro con 64 imágenes en color.
Turín, la capital regional de Piamonte, tiene fama de ser una ciudad mágica. Y sólo puede ser por la magia que una ciudad, considerada como la capital de la industria pesada italiana (FIAT, uno de los mayores productores de automóviles del mundo, tiene su sede aquí), es también una de las principales atracciones turísticas de Italia.
Por supuesto, hay buenas razones para ello....
18) Trieste y Friuli
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If you are planning to tour Europe, you should consider the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy, bordering on Austria and Slovenia. For simplicity's sake, we abbreviate the region's full name to Friuli. This lovely region may be an ideal vacation spot. You can get classic Italian food and other specialties and wash it all down with excellent local wine. Trieste, with a population of about two hundred thousand, is the region's largest...
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La ciudad de Nápoles, situada en la costa sudoeste de Italia, es la tercera ciudad más grande del país y una de las más ricas en cuanto a historia se refiere. Pero a pesar de su increíble pasado que se extiende a sus primeros cimientos hasta el siglo IX a.C., a menudo es pasada por alto por los turistas que rara vez se aventuran aquí desde la cercana Roma. Pero con tanto que ofrecer a los viajeros, ya era hora de que Nápoles recibiera la atención...
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This guide takes you on a multi-day car trip to the Italian Riviera.It starts with a visit to Milan, then to the Charterhouse of Pavia, and continues through Portofino, Camogli, and the San Fruttuoso Abbey.It then goes to Genoa and Savona before heading North through the Langhe vineyards and reaching Turin.There are descriptions and photos of the attractions.It is ideal for use on your smartphone; it contains active links to the websites of many reviews...
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