posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 22
It took more than a thousand years for a woman to break into the all male ranks of Venetian gondoliers. The German born woman who will take up the paddle is named Alexandra Hai.
It took a court ruling to allow Hai to become a gondolier. At the moment she can only serve residents of the Locanda Art Deco Hotel.
Although Hai has garnered some support from locals who great her with shouts of “Brava gondoliera!”; the 425 male gondoliers of Venice have not been quite so enthusiastic. Entering into the controversy is the fact that Hai has failed the exam to be a gondolier several times.
posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 22
Portofino, Italy may or may not be home to an ancient Greek ship. What is known is that it is home to ancient Greek wine.
Portofino, Italy one of the most beautiful and wealthy towns on the Ligurian coast of Italy is thought to be home to the wreckage of at least one ancient Greek ship. Ligurian Heritage chief Giampiero Martino told reporters that seven amphorae have been found in Portofino in recent years.
Amphorae are ceramic vases with two handles and a long neck narrower than the body. Amphorae were used to store wine among other things. The latest Amphora found in Portofino was located by an unmanned exploration capsule in the actual port of Portofino.
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 21
In the last few years more and more low cost flights become available for European budget travellers that would like to come to Rome
posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 21
We start this brief information article about the events and exhibitions you can visit in Italy in the following days and months with the city of Florence.
In Florence from March 2nd until July
posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 21
Welcome in our blog, a new voice for tourism in Italy. In this post we would like to let you know how private companies and government bodies are working really hard to improve the tourist offer in Italy. This week we begin to write about Rome that, in an important meeting on tourism, was shown as a model to follow all over Italy.
The Roman secret, was said, is to combine tourism, cultural heritage and events, trying also to threw out
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 21
A recent study of the Italian Tourist Board foresees a 2007 with a strong recover of
the tourist flows from USA (again a fast growing market for Italy) and Germany, especially for the art cities. Travel Mall gives the possibility of the online
posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 21
With this post we would like to give you a suggestion of itinerary for your next visit in Italy, especially if it’s your first time in our wonderful country. We call it “Rome, Florence & Venice city package” and this is an example of program:
Day 1: Arrival in Rome and transfer on your own at the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure to relax. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 2: Continental breakfast at the hotel.At 09:00am enjoy a half day regular
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posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 21
Lazio Region launches photographic promotional initiative -
posted by Charles H. Russo on Jul 21
More tourists for long spring weekends in Italy and especially in Sicily: