Every author feels that she or he is unique. I haven't seen a series of capsules quite like mine. I love touring Italy so much that I am doing a series on the tourist attractions of Italy's twenty regions. Without neglecting the well-known sites, you'll get to visit parts of Italy that most tourists never see. I'll also focus on the local food, wine, and even present a bit of history. Please join me on this extended tour. There are so many capsules that we are presenting two lists. In first list Italy's twenty regions are presented in alphabetical order. The second list is divided into three: northern, central, and southern Italy. Within each of these three groups the capsules are in alphabetical order with a differnce; each article is introduced by a direct quote. Sharp eyes will notice that this series contains no capsules on Florence, Rome, or Venice. Don't despair, for each of these three cities we have written several capsules (for example 40 at this point for Rome). These capsules are grouped by region and include a brief introduction to the tourist sites and then a quick review of hotels (or bed and breakfasts) in the region with a clickable link to their websites. We present a direct quote from each article, followed by a clickable link. It will take you two clicks looking for tourist information for districts in Florence, Rome, or Venice.
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Aosta Valley" We end our tour of the Aosta Valley at Courmayeur on the sunny side of Mont Blanc. Yes both easy and difficult ski slopes are lacking and it is sometimes overcrowded. But... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - The Emilia Subregion" ...Finish your tour at Europe's oldest wine bar where... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - The Romagna Subregion" Rimini on the Adriatic coast is a major European holiday destination, particularly crowded during the high season. Its Grand Hotel was... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Eastern Liguria" Rapallo hosted the Russian-German Treaty in 1922. We all know how well that worked out... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Western Liguria" ...Maybe royalty and their hangers on just don't know what they are missing. "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Bergamo And Lake Como" Bellagio lies at the center of Lake Como's Y. It was a tourist center even in Roman times. Las Vegas has a hotel with the same name, but definitely... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Lake Garda" The little town of Salo, population ten thousand, was the capital of Mussolini's Nazi-backed puppet state, the Italian Social Republic. Its main sights... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Milan" La Scala Opera House is another cathedral. Its season runs for about six months, and with only..."
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Small Town Lombardy" Mantua is a city of about fifty thousand. Romeo fled to Mantua after killing..."
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Small Town Piedmont" In 1986 in the Piedmont city of Barolo Carlo Petrini founded the Slow Food association to protest against the opening of a MacDonald’s in Rome. Within twenty years Slow Food has grown to... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Turin, Piedmont" Italy’s Detroit hosts the Museo dell’Automobile (Automobile Museum). Its collection includes the first FIAT model, Bugattis,... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - The Alto-Adige Subregion" ...The South Tyrol Archeological Museum's star attraction is Oetzi, the more than five thousand year old iceman..."
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - The Trentino Subregion" Madonna di Campiglio advertises itself as Italy's number one ski resort. The clientele is mostly Italian and the slopes..."
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Latium East Of Rome" The town of Ninfa was destroyed during the Fourteenth Century. For six hundred years it lay in ruins, in part because of the malarial mosquitoes in the nearby marshes. And then in 1920... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Latium West Of Rome" The Etruscans dominated large parts of Italy from an unknown prehistoric period up until the Roman Empire. While we don't know much about them,..."
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - The Marche Region" ...Try to get to Ascoli Piceno for the first Sunday in August to enjoy..."
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Eastern Apulia" Trulli are truly remarkable. They are human habitations in the shape of... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Western Apulia" The spur of Italy's boot is Promontorio del Gargano (Gargano Promontory), a very popular tourist destination. Its mountain roads... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Basilicata" ...In Matera's unique old town the streets are often rooftops; its houses, churches, and chic restaurants are caves, hewn out of solid rock. The Sassi of Matera are caves occupied continuously by human beings for some nine thousand years... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - The Amalfi Coast And Sorrento" Sorrento has been a resort town for two thousand years... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Campania East Of Naples" What a climb to reach the top of Mount Vesuvius, but the view is beautiful. Mount Vesuvius has erupted often, most recently in... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Campania West Of Naples" Baia was perhaps the greatest Ancient Roman resort of them all. All the big shots including Caesar, Nero, and Tiberius had..."
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - The Isle Of Capri" Do you want to stay in Capri forever? Walk to the Bay of Naples and touch the Sphinx... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Naples" ...The Sicilian-based Mafia is not very present, but the..."
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Central Sardinia" ...This is the real Sardinia, not the coastal resorts. Natives feel a special pride that foreigners have never conquered them... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Northern Sardinia" One Sardinian specialty is roasting large animals in a wood-lined pit. I’m told that Porceddu (Roast Suckling Pig) works best... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Eastern Sicily" Mount Etna is Europe’s largest and highest volcano. It is still active. Depending on the weather report... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Palermo, Sicily" The Teatro Massimo (Great Theater) is Italy’s largest opera house. The movie Godfather Part III... "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Western Sicily" ...It claims to have the most beautiful beach in Italy. "
Click to read A Quick Tour Of Italy - Launching a Series"The U.S. Tour Operators Association annual survey states that Italy is the world’s top vacation destination. Italy has something for everyone... "