Italy holidays Archive
A look at the famous annual Vogalonga, a crazy celebration of the joys of Venice canals with nearly 2000 boats and many thousands of rowers.
Book a fantastic tailor made holiday to Pompeii in Italy - from Sunvil. Find the real country
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With Christmas just around the corner, here's December's Sunvil Supper Club and a recipe for the Italian favourite, panettone.
Verona: “Romeo, Romeo where for art thou Romeo?” we wondered as we gazed up at Juliet’s balcony in the historic centre of Verona. Alas, no Romeo, just Will, our fellow colleague. Piazza dell’Erbe: Verona, one of the most fascinating cities of Italy, is rich in Roman,
Florence Tuesday 11th October 2011 With a few hours on our hands we decided to take a short walk around some of the principle sites in the city. Starting from our hotel (Hotel Paris), we headed down Via dei Banchi towards the centre. Nothing quite prepares you
Small pretty villages hug the rocky coastline while young Italians, distinguished from the tourists by their far superior dress sense, fly around on mopeds without a care (or a helmet). The sun always shines, giving the sea that alluring blue and creating a sharp contrast with the
Mention the phrase ‘agritourism’ to the average person looking for a holiday and you’ll probably get a wide range of reactions. Some might imagine waking up before dawn to help the farmer in milking his herd; others might picture themselves picking fruit or crushing grapes or olives.
Thursday 15th April was our day for visiting Vesuvius. We drove the hire car up the volcano’s flank as far as we could go and then walked up a steep path towards the crater rim. The clouds drifted away, the sun appeared briefly and in the distance