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Festival del Sole

It is a triumph of all that is best about Italy. Music, art, wine, food and literature take centre stage among the narrow streets and vineyard-strewn slopes of Cortona during the Festival del Sole from August 2 to 10. - ...read more

La Stalla dei Frati

The most well known type of pesto comes from Liguria and Carla Passino discovered a temple to pesto in a restaurant called "La Stalla dei Frati" - ...read more

Southern Sardinia’s top five beaches

Find out what Carla Passino considers a "top beach" in Southern Sardinia and you will never again look at a beach in the same way - only the very best will do! - ...read more

Mantua - An Accidental Discovery

If any other country in the world had a city like this, it would be signposted from hundreds of miles away. But in the land of Rome, Florence and Venice things are not that simple and Mantua is little known outside the circles of Renaissance buffs. Well, all this is about to change... - ...read more

Castello di Fénis

In her new series, exclusive to the ITALY Website - titled "The Curious Traveller", Carla Passino takes us on a tour around some great and lesser known places to visit in Italy. We start with a wonderful castle in the hills close to Aosta - Il Castello di Fénis dates back to the 13th century and proved to be a great day out. - ...read more

Alghero – a secret blend

Fleur Kinson goes to Alghero on the mysterious and unique island of Sardinia, and finds a place where past and present merge - ...read more

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Italian tourism industry in 'freefall' Italy is increasingly losing market share in the international tourism industry, the National Union of Chambers of Commerce (Unioncamere) said on Friday.