Basilicata is a misshapen, green, rocky, mountainous piece of land forming the awkward instep of Italy’s boot, and Matera is its gnarled crown jewel.
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Private Tour of the Sistine Chapel Avoid the crowds, the lines and the hustling by booking a private tour of the Sistine chapel. If you're an early riser, you can even have a lite breakfast arranged as a part of the tour. Since these occur before or after normal hours, these can often be a quieter time to savor the experience. Contact us to make this happen.
Insider Tip: Go Retro in Rome
Hotel Indigo
Nestled among galleries and boutiques, Hotel Indigo offers a retro Italian style with contemporary luxury. Walking distance to the Pantheon, Vatican City and many more, this 5 star hotel offers farm to table cuisine, complimentary wellness center with whirlpool, sauna and Turkish bath, and much more. If design mixed with modern comfort within historic architecture make this a must stay, click here.
Insiders Tip: Modica
More than Chocolate While Perugia may host EuroChocolate, Modica now can claim it's chocolate to be the first certified protected by the European Union. Hosting it's own CHOCOMODICA each year, this baroque city has the oldest chocolate factory Antica Dolceria Bonajuto, which offers tours and tastes into the chocolate process traced to Aztec origins. No wonder it made the cut. See it on our Sicily's Road of Wine & Taste Tour.
EVENTS AND CONCERTS 2019 Massive Attack Milan, Rome & PaduaFebruary Venice Carnival February 16 - March 5th Godsmack Milan March 4th
Florence and the Machine Turin March 18th
Glenn Miller Orchestra Turin March 19th
Jethro Tull Turin March 28th Italian Cultural Heritage Week April/May
Vinitaly Wine Festival Verona April 7-10th
Mark Knopfler Milan May 10th
Elton John Verona May 29-30th
Romeo and Juliet (Ballet) Teatro Regio Torino May 3-5th, 7-8th
Venice Biennale Arte May 11-November 24th
The Cure Florence June 16th
Muse Rome July 20th
International Firedancing Festival Sicily August TBD Easter Celebrations
Good Friday Procession Enna/Sicily
Scoppio del Carro (Explosion of the Cart) Easter Sunday Florence Egg Races Easter Monday Panicale/Umbria
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Did You Know... The Zingaro Natural Reserve was established in 1981 and stretches for 7 kilometers. With pristine beaches and good hiking trails, the reserve has over 650 varieties of trees, plants and shrubs including a rare type of sea lavender. It is home for falcons, eagles, owls, foxes, lizards and even hedgehogs. If a quiet experience of Sicily as it used to be entices, visit here.
A Dying City
What happens when history and modern times meet? What happens to the civilizations that time has left behind? Find out in our historical tour Estruscan to Roman Empire.
Romantic Italy
A tour of passion and romance. Stir the fire, stoke the flame and soak in the scenery going from Naples, Amalfi Coast, Capri, Pompeii, Rome, Tuscany and more. Insider Tip: United Airlines starts flying direct from Newark to Naples in May 2019.
