by sopranovillas | Feb 21, 2018 | Explore, Northern Italy, Places, Sleep, Umbria
Italy’s landscapes have many different faces. They offer visitors impressive mountain ranges, rolling countryside, exciting cities, charming medieval borgos and beautiful coastlines. One of this peninsula’s most enchanting and breathtaking landscapes,...
by sopranovillas | Feb 7, 2018 | Eat, Explore, Northern Italy, Places, Sleep
Venice is famous throughout the world for its beautiful canals and waterways, its incredible art collections, and its singular culture and gastronomy. An event that combines all the best elements of the city, however, is the completely unique festival of Carnival....
by sopranovillas | Feb 2, 2018 | Eat, Explore, Northern Italy, Places
Venice first came about due to people fleeing barbarian sackings along the Adriatic Coast in the 5th-8th Centuries BC. Out of fear people transferred themselves to the swampy lagoon islands. The only way to live here was on wooden plinths stuck into the swampy...
by sopranovillas | Dec 22, 2017 | Eat, Explore, Northern Italy, Places
A fast paced city that is the heart of design, fashion and commerce in Italy, Milan is truly a forward thinking place. Milan tends to get the reputation as a city that you can skip on a tour through Italy. On the surface it may feel like a bustling metropolis with...
by sopranovillas | Nov 28, 2017 | Eat, Explore, Northern Italy, Places, Sleep
Genoa City Guide Genoa or Genova in Italian is a busy port city located in the coastal region of northwest Italy called Liguria. This area is nestled between the ocean and the sea along the Italian Riveria. It is the 6th largest city in the country. Perhaps an...
by sopranovillas | Nov 15, 2017 | Eat, Explore, Northern Italy, Places, Sleep
Italians know the Turin as a city of great cultural importance. This Turin city guide is the perfect way to discover all its wonders, even though the city itself is not as famous internationally as others on the peninsula. Not only was this the first capital of a...
