Val di Sole, which in translation means “Sun Valley” is one of the largest ski areas in the Dolomites, located on the border of Trentino-Alto Adige and Lombardy regions. It lies west of Bolzano, on the slopes of the huge mountain group of Adamello – Brenta Dolomites. The area includes six ski resorts – Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Folgarida /
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A well-known city and an ancient and powerful center of trade, Venezia as the Italians call it originally was built over the surface of more than one hundred small islands spread across the Venetian Lagoon. It was cleverly made in such a way that now water travel is more prevalent than ground vehicles in much of the city. Streets are
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In the neighbourhood of the Swiss resort Zermatt is a ski resort Cervinia. It lies in the western part of the Valle d’Aosta in the Italian Alps. Cervinia is fully connected with other resorts of Valtournenche and Zermatt, and together provide around 400 km of ski slopes in main winter season and 26 km of ski slopes out of the
» Read moreIn the north-western corner of Italy you can find a small region called Aosta Valley (Valle d’Aosta), which is also a separate autonomous region with an area of 3,263 square kilometres. The region has about 120,000 inhabitants, is home to 74 municipalities and its capital is Aosta. The official language is Italian and French. Aosta Valley has in the past
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Opera first began in Italy in the 1600’s. The combination of theatre and singing grew in popularity in the centuries to follow, and composers such as Mozart, Scarlatti and Verdi all embraced opera with open arms. Italy has some of the most impressive opera houses in the world, and the universal themes of some of the most melodic works, such
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