Collections

Highlights of Galicia: history, nature, and the Atlantic coast

Galicia lies in the northwest of Spain, between the Atlantic Ocean and the mountains that separate it from the Iberian Peninsula. For centuries, pilgrims have walked here to reach Santiago de Compostela, but there is more than just the famous path. Its towns hold memories of sea and faith:...

Visit La Rioja: Monuments, vineyards and historic sites

La Rioja covers a small area with stories from the past, wine traditions, and different kinds of scenery. The region centers around Logroño, its main city, where the old town has churches, squares, and busy streets like Calle del Laurel, known for its snack bars. The wineries in Haro and Laguardia...

Castile and León in Spain: historic sites, cities and heritage

Castile and León is known through its university towns like Salamanca and its golden main square, its Gothic cathedrals such as those in Burgos or León, and its medieval villages that have kept their walls and cobbled streets. This region in northern Spain also has Romanesque monasteries along the...

Tourism in Extremadura: Roman towns, medieval villages, natural parks

Extremadura, located in the west of Spain near the Portuguese border, keeps traces of history from Roman times and quiet natural areas. It has towns like Cáceres, whose old center is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and Mérida, which has the best-preserved Roman theater on the Iberian...

Navarre in Spain: historical sites, Pyrenees nature and the Way of Saint James

Navarre covers very different landscapes and sites, from north to south. In the Pyrenees, valleys are filled with forests and grasslands, while the Bardenas Reales in the south provide a rocky desert shaped by the wind. Between these, Pamplona keeps its walls and old town, with the cathedral and the...

Heritage of Asturias in Spain: ancient churches, wild beaches and mountains

Asturias in Spain: old churches, wild beaches, and mountains. The coast has secret bays and cliffs where rocks meet the ocean. Around Llanes and Cudillero, beaches hide beneath green hills. Inland, parks and caves show signs of very old human activity. These places give Asturias its character,...

Castile-La Mancha: historic towns, castles, and natural parks in Spain

Castile-La Mancha covers a large highland area in the middle of Spain, between Madrid and Andalusia. This region includes towns with art and history, like Toledo, an old Spanish city with medieval streets and monuments that show the mixing of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim cultures. It also has...

Venetian area outside Venice: art towns, Dolomites and characteristic villages

Venetian area is more than Venice. This part of northern Italy has towns from Roman times like Verona with its ancient amphitheater, Padua with Giotto's paintings in the Scrovegni Chapel, or Vicenza with the Olympic theatre designed by Palladio in the 1500s. The Dolomites provide hiking trails and...

Aosta Valley: medieval castles, Roman remains and mountain peaks

The Aosta Valley is in the northwest of Italy, between France and Switzerland. It is surrounded by peaks that are over 4000 meters high. This area mixes the history of Aosta, with its Augustan arch, ancient theater, and old gates, with a network of castles from the medieval period. Fénis Castle...

Trentino-Alto Adige, tourism in Italy: historic towns, mountain lakes and Dolomites

South Tyrol and Trentino stretch between the Alps and the Dolomites, in a place where Italy meets Central Europe. There are towns like Trento and Bolzano, where Renaissance squares sit beside Christmas markets. Merano has hot springs and gardens. The lakes of Garda, Molveno, and Braies reflect the...

Lazio in Italy: major sites, Roman history, villas and villages

Latium brings together places that tell twenty centuries of history. In Rome, the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Pantheon remind us of the strength of the Roman Empire. The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel hold works of art known around the world. St. Peter's Basilica, Castel Sant'Angelo,...

Friuli Venezia Giulia: Adriatic coasts, mountain villages and history

Friuli Venezia Giulia is found between the Adriatic Sea and the mountain peaks. This part of northeastern Italy has port cities with history from Austria-Hungary, Roman sites listed as world heritage, castles on the edge of the sea, and villages tucked in the mountains. Trieste, with its squares...

Molise in Italy: old villages, Roman sites and the Adriatic coast

Molise is in the south of Italy, between the Apennines and the Adriatic Sea. This area does not have many visitors and keeps a rural feel. In Campobasso, the Monforte castle sits on a hill above the town. Larino still has an old Roman amphitheater where you can see the seats and the arena. The ruins...

Marche in Italy: UNESCO heritage, natural parks and the Adriatic coast

The Marche region in central Italy stretches between the Apennines and the Adriatic Sea. This collection brings together places that let you explore the area: towns of art like Urbino and Ascoli Piceno, natural parks in the mountains, underground caves at Frasassi, seaside resorts along the coast,...

Calabria: beaches, villages and museums to explore in southern Italy

This collection brings together about forty sites across Calabria, from the Tyrrhenian coast to the Ionian coast, from the Sila mountains, Aspromonte, and Pollino to towns and villages that tell the story of the region. You will find beaches like those at Tropea and Capo Vaticano, fishing villages...

Emilia-Romagna in Italy: historic sites, museums and heritage

Emilia-Romagna in Italy has towns like Bologna, Modena, Parma, and Ravenna. Old squares, cathedrals, and historic arcades tell many years of history. The region has several sites listed by UNESCO. These include the Byzantine mosaics in Ravenna, the porticoes in Bologna, and the buildings in Modena....

Abruzzes: nature, mountain villages, Italian history sites

The Abruzzes stretch between the peaks of the Apennines and the Adriatic Sea. The landscape changes from high mountains to sandy beaches in a few miles. This part of Italy has three parks where hikers and skiers walk the paths in the Gran Sasso and Majella. Along the coast, old fishing platforms...

Basilicata: main sites, villages and heritage of southern Italy

Basilicata stretches between the Apennines and the Ionian Sea in the south of Italy. This region invites you to see varied landscapes, villages built on the rocks and a history that goes back to ancient times. Matera, listed as a world heritage site, shows its Sassi, old homes carved in limestone....

Visit Campania in Italy: Naples, Pompeii, Amalfi coast

Campania gathers UNESCO sites, Roman ruins frozen in time, and landscapes shaped by volcanic activity. Naples shows its baroque churches, medieval castles, and museums where paintings from Pompeii and Herculaneum are kept. Mount Vesuvius overlooks the gulf, while the Phlegraean Fields form a land of...

Piedmont in Italy: must-see sites, old cities and vineyards

Piedmont stretches between the Alps and the plains of the Po, with towns from the past, hills covered in vineyards, and peaks that touch the borders of France and Switzerland. Turin, the main city of the region, has world-famous museums like the Egyptian Museum, squares with arcades, and royal homes...