Author: MarcoItaly
Published articles: 27
A varied country from North to South, Italy benefits from attractions in every little town and village. With the exception of the three great cities (Milan, Rome and Naples) the rest of the population is scattered in a myriad of towns, countries and villages that constitute the true fabric of the country. 3,550 museums, 2,150 …
The Sardinia booth at the Fair of Madrid is inside of the Enit (Italy Tourism Office) space. Present are the provinces of Cagliari, Olbia-Tempio and Carbonia Iglesias, in move to support Sardinia tourism. The Region insists on tourist promotion. Sardinia confirms that the arrivals of tourists in Sardinia are on the increase. The president of …
Nearly all the accessories of the modern theatre were invented by the Italians. In the chapter on architecture the story is told in some detail. The Venetians first constructed the theatre with two tiers of boxes arranged circularly round a pit sloping backwards as at present and Pontana, a generation later, invented the horseshoe form. …
It is to a great worker in science in Italy that we owe the invention of the vernier, the important little instrument without which it would be so difficult to make many of the exact observations of all kinds in laboratories. Until comparatively recent years the invention of this extremely useful appliance has been attributed …
A recent research shows that nostalgia plays a big part when it comes to deciding on a destination in Italy. 90% of travelers use their vacation to re-visit a specific country or city with a sentimental association to their lives instead of discovering somewhere new. Over a quarter of travelers return to destinations because they …
As you enter St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, you won’t miss Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the Pietà , sculpted in 1499-1500. Your private guide of A La Carte Italy Tours, a company offering private limousine tours across Italy, will tell you the story of that sculpture. Michaelangelo went to the Eternal City in June, 1496. He was …
Rome is usually associated with arts, antiquity and culture. However its natural environment is the very reason of its existence in its spot: Rome was established there because of convenient water, game and crop supply. The city now presents a new attraction focusing on native nature and wildlife, to marry culture and nature. A group …
The Italians have given the world more suggestions for important scientific instruments than all the other nations of Europe put together. Most of the physical instruments for the exact measuring of natural phenomena of various kinds are Italian in origin. It is to them that we owe the invention of the thermometer, and to them …
The Prosecco Val d’Oca, the best production of the Wine cellar Producers of Valdobbiadene, just north of Venice, Italy, leaves its vineyards and cellars on a promotional tour. This sparkling wine is on the menu of the world’s finest restaurants. It has a creamy substance, a perfect relation taste-smell, and an austere elegance. It goes …
As the guides of A La Carte Italy Tours travel across Italy, they discover small luxury news which they are happy to share with the world. Italy top luxury destination – Italy is classified first destination for the top-of-the-range travellers in 2007. The world luxury travel market currently represents 25 million trips per year, that …