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Cilento
Located in southern Campania, Cilento has all the ingredients that visitors to Italy look for......
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Maremma
A stay in Maremma is a chance to explore areas of uncontaminated beauty, including great beaches lin...
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Lazio
This is a perfect vacation spot for lovers of museums, art, history, and all kinds of outdoor activi...
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Sasso Marconi
Charming country setting with Etruscan history, Bolognese cuisine and easy access to Tuscany and Ven...
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Calabria
Southern Italy`s sunny beaches, stunning mountains and robust cuisine blend with strong traditions....
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Sasso Marconi
Sasso Marconi is the beautiful gateway to Emilia-Romagna from Tuscany that combines nature, history, outdoor sports and gastronomy for a perfect vacation destination. Situated to the south of Bologna on the way to Florence, Sasso Marconi offers an abundance of day trips to such great cities as Bologna (15 minutes), Florence (1 hour) and Venice (2 hours), to great parks for hiking, rock climbing and mountain biking, to the Bolognese hills wine country and Etruscan and Roman archeological sites.
The name Sasso Marconi comes from the Medieval name of the massive cliff (Sasso di Giosina) that overlooks the point where the Setta and Reno rivers meet, and from Gugliemo Marconi, the inventor of the wireless telegraph. Etruscan objects have been found in this area and an aqueduct built in the first century B.C. to carry water to Bologna is, in some places, still functional.
The authentic stone farmhouses dotting the foothills of the Appenine Mountains provide vacationers with panoramic views of the hilly countryside, vineyards and even the nearby Tuscan landscape. Many farmhouses serve excellent meals made from their own farm produce, wine, livestock and fruits. The Natalia Farmhouse
is an excellent example of this tradition.
Throughout the Bologna and Modena areas are some of the most famous names in fast cars and motorbikes: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and Ducati. If your tastes run more highbrow, Bologna boasts Europe `s oldest university and some 48 museums. This region is also known as the gastronomical capital of Italy with some of the most highly prized foods and wines in the country: Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, Parma`s prosciutto ham, aged balsamic vinegar of Modena, filled tortellini and tortelloni, the famed Bolognese meat sauce for pasta, white truffles and the indigenous Pignoletto wine, the “King of the Colli Bolognesi” wines. The area abounds in great restaurants from family-run country trattorias to elegant urban dining.
Day Trip Suggestions
- Cinque Terre
. Five charming towns on promontories that drop dramatically to the sea. Gorgeous hikes between the towns with lovely houses in pale Mediterranean colors surrounded by terraced vineyards.
- Florence
. The gem of Tuscany and the birthplace of the Renaissance with elegant shopping, dining and museums.
- Venice
. A magical and majestic city laced with romantic waterways. Stunning art, culture and monuments.
- Ravenna
. An ancient Roman port on the Adriatic famous for its Byzantine mosaics.
- Ferrara
. A beautiful walled medieval town with shopping and cultural activities.
- Modena
. Home of balsamic vinegar of Modena , with nearby Ferrari and Maserati car factories.
- Faenza
. The blue and ochre-colored ceramics from this town has been famed throughought Europe for more than 500 years. Faenza `s Museo Internationale delle Ceramiche has one of the most comprehensive ceramic collections in Italy.
Enjoy the tranquility and beauty of Italy`s lush countryside in stone farmhouses in the midst of vineyards, olive groves and citrus orchards. The country life is anything but spartan with many properties appointed with lovely antiques and offering private swimming pools and access to tennis, biking, hiking, and horseback riding. Wonderful country restaurants that incorporate fresh local produce and herbs, regional wines and other specialties abound. We cover virtually all of Italy from the northern mountains surrounding the Aosta Valley to the South`s sun-splashed island of Sicily not to mention such famous regions as Tuscany, Umbria and the Amalfi Coast in between. Consider using one of our restored country residences, from farmhouses and monasteries to castles and villas, as your base to do day trips to the city or surrounding countryside.
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