A glance of the North of Italy

WHAT TO VISIT We decided to go on a little – two weeks – trip to the North of Italy. The plan was originally to arrive by train in Torino, and then visit Genova, Portofino, 5 Terre, Lucca, Pisa, Florence, Bologna, and Verona, Bergamo, Milan and back to Torino for the train ! Quite a…

Tuscany

Tuscany or Toscana With an area of about 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 square miles) and a population of about 4 million inhabitants, Tuscany is quite famous in Italy and attracts millions of tourists every year. There are many popular destinations in Tuscany, including Pisa, Florence, Siena, San Giminiano, and many more. My favourite destination in…

Florence, Italy

Florence Florence is an absolutely beautiful city that I will recommend to anyone around. I do suggest you stay at least a couple of days to visit, though, there is so much to see !    Duomo I will stop here with the pictures because otherwise this post will be 4 pages long ! To anyone…

Genoa and Liguria, Italy

Liguria Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy. Its capital is Genoa and it is famous for its beaches, towns and cuisine. What we did not know was how many of those tourists were Italians starving for beaches ! Make no mistake, every single inch of sand or even rocks will be taken. GENOA: YOU…

Torino, Italy

Torino: great green potential It was sad to see that such an absolutely wonderful city with plenty of parks had barely any green outside of those parks ! Italy can be very hot in summer and it is common knowledge that trees cool the air… So why not plant a few trees on those gorgeous Plazzas or…