About/General Information in Italy

• About Amalfi

  Location: Italy, Amalfi Categories: About/General Information

  With less than 6,000 population this beautiful coastal town has an ancient history. In medieval culture, Amalfi was famous for its flourishing schools of law and mathematics. Flavio Gioia, who is traditionally considered the first to introduce the mariner's compass to Europe, is said to have been a native of Amalfi. The Amalfi coast is famed for its production of Limoncello liqueur and you see the…

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• About Genoa

  Location: Italy, Genoa Categories: About/General Information

  Genoa (Italian, Genova), with its dizzying mix of the old and new, of sophistication and squalor, is as multi-layered as the hills it clings to! It was and is, first and foremost, a maritime trading port: originally as an important maritime centre for the Roman Empire, boyhood home of Christopher Columbus (whose much-restored house still stands near a section of the medieval walls) and, fuelled by…

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• About Imperia

  Location: Italy, Imperia Categories: About/General Information

  A coastal city on the Ligurian coast, as San Remo is, well placed between the French border & Genoa, less than an hour by road from Monaco with moorings a fraction of the price! A large Bay of sparkling blue water surrounded by hills covered in colourful orange hues of buildings old and new welcome the visitor to Imperia. The city of Imperia is the result of two towns merging in 1923 at the decree…

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• About Isola Capri

  Location: Italy, Isola Capri Categories: About/General Information

  Twenty miles from Naples, rising abruptly out of the azure gulf, is the little island of Capri, with its shape something like a gigantic hourglass.. Capri draws throngs of visitors and the island is packed with day-trippers throughout the summer. Capri's natural and manmade attractions are indisputable. The island abounds in hills, cliffs, olive groves, vineyards, and garden terraces overlooking the…

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• About Isola Ischia

  Location: Italy, Isola Ischia Categories: About/General Information

  With its 62,733 inhabitants Ischia is the third most populated Italian island after Sicily and Sardinia. Part of an extinct volcano, there are still thermal waters which ancients believed had healing powers. This beautiful island is full of ancient history, lovely towns, cheap restaurants, friendly locals, frequent buses around island and great walking trails in the mountains. The ancient Castillo…

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• About Isola Ponza

  Location: Italy, Isola Ponza Categories: About/General Information

  Ponza and Gavi are the remains of a caldera rim of an extinct volcano and has much rare flora and fauna. It is famed for its Blue Grottos which were created by the ancient people - the Etruscans (800BC). It also has the Serpents Grotto and the Roman Gallery which is an ancient tunnel that connects the town of Ponza to the large sandy beach called Chiaia di Luna on its west side. Due to its history…

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• About Isola Procida

  Location: Italy, Isola Procida Categories: About/General Information

  This small island between Naples and Ischia is another beautiful volcanic island. Many ancient sites, friendly locals and unspoilt by mass tourism. Several films have been shot here including the movie Talented Mr Ripley. Worth visiting is the ancient castle / fort on the hill. There are regular ferry services to Naples, Ischia and Capri.

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• About Isola d’Elba

  Location: Italy, Isola d'Elba Categories: About/General Information

  The island of Elba is the largest remaining stretch of land from the ancient tract that once connected the Italian peninsula to Corsica. The terrain is quite varied, with mountains and plains dominated by Mount Capanne at 1,018 metres. The mountain is home to many animal species including the mouflon (wild sheep) and wild boar.

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• About Italy

  

  Location: Mediterranean, Italy, Amalfi, Civitanoca Marche, Genoa, Imperia, Isola Capri, Isola d'Elba, Isola Ischia, Isola Ponza, Isola Procida, La Spezia/Portovenere, Lipari, Livorno, Loano, Sicily, Naples, Panarea, Portofino/Rapallo, Rome, San Remo, Sardinia, Savona, Scarlino, Stromboli, Trieste, Venice, Viareggio, Camaiore Categories: About/General Information

  Italy shares its northern Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. Italy - Bella Italia, the Belpaese (Beautiful Country) - is a country of extremes, with something to offer every visitor…with some of the best shipyards in the world of superyachts!

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• About La Spezia / Portovenere

  Location: Italy, La Spezia/Portovenere Categories: About/General Information

  La Spezia “The streets are wide and the houses are high and yellow.” Ernest Hemmingway’s description of La Spezia – which are still true to this day! La Spezia is the capital city of the province of La Spezia in Liguria. Its origins are dated from pre-historic to Roman times. Today, it is a prominent military and naval station between Genoa and Pisa and is also an important…

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