Italy - the country for people who enjoy life

Italy is for people who truly enjoy life and throughout the years tourists have flocked here to enjoy the countries' beauty, the mild and sunny climate, which is cinsidered as one of the best in the world, the great food and the contagious lust for life and hospitality of the Italians.

Italy is also the home of artistic geniuses and holds an unbelievable abundance of historical buildings, art collections, churches, palaces and beautilful squares. In this Southern European country art, culture and beach holidays can be combined in the best way possible.

Well known and lesser known holiday destinations in Italy

Some Italian regions, such as Tuscany, are more well known among tourists than others. In Tuscany you find beautiful nature, wineyard, olive groves, cypresses, old monasteries and medieval fortified villages. Tuscany is the birthplace of art at all times, from the Etruscan era to the Renaissance and you are able to find villages and towns with a uninterrupted history of 30 centuries - towns which were capitals, while modern European cities only were insignificant villages.

Also Liguria, better known as the Italian Riviera, is known for its lovely beaches, beautiful mountains, beach promenades surrounded by palm trees, agaves and eucalyptus, as well as a wide variety of fragrant and colourful flowers. The Adriatic coast is well known for its child friendly beaches, shady pine groves, the sound of singing cicadas, lively beachfront cities with loads of restaurants, bars, discotheques and tempting boutiques and last but not least, the city of gondols, Venice. The southern part of Italy offers fantastic sunsets, lemon tree groves and places such as Amalfi, Capri and Sorrento, which are world famous for their unique panoramic views.

Enjoy a holiday in the fantastic Italian nature

But all over italy the visitor is met by the most fantastic nature scenarios: High, towering mountains with snow clad tops, green valleys, fertile plains og lush lowland, mild upland and forest clad hills, barren scarcely populated regions, small and large islands, enchanting lakes, rivers and glittering azure sea. With a coastline of 8.500 km, Italy offers kilometres of lovely, golden beaches, beautiful coasts and idyllic lagoons surrounded by white cliffs. You will find cosy fishing villages, chamrning medieval towns, modern cities and small mountain villages, where the time seems to stand still. Naturewise Italy has everything to offer - and some more.

Don't forget to visit the Italian capital Rome

During a holiday in Italy you should of course also pay a visit to the capital Rome. Rome is rife with antique ruins, baroque churches and Renaissance squares and you can really feel history from close range, when you visit places like the Colosseum, St. Peter's and Forum Romanum, goes underground to the Catacombs or enjous a cappucino on the Piazza Navona or at the Spanish Steps.

Look forward to Italian cookery

Italy is the country for gourmets and Italian cookery offers great experiences for your tastebuds. Most are familiar with dishes such as pasta, pizza and risotto, but Italian cookery is also synonymous with great, sun rife vegetables and fruits, delicious bread such as ciabatta and focaccia, a generous use of fresh spices and garlic, many lovely regional dishes and specialities such as pesto, truffles, carpaccio, minestrone, parma ham and vitello tonnato - and of course loads and loads of great wines.

Spoil yourselves with a lovely holiday in Italy

Travel to the boot shaped country in the south, experience the special Italian atmosphere and bring a bite of "la dolce vita" - the sweet life - home with you as a lasting memory of a lovely holiday under the southern sun.

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