By: DeborahSmith | 2010-09-11 | Real Estate The Twilight Saga has managed to make the town of Volterra in Tuscany very famous across the world. The scenes of the movie in Volterra was splashed across the internet, over the Twilight sites to YouTube. This has not only become a tourist destination for Twihards, but it really is currently considered a 'must' to go to when in Italy. read more
By: DeborahSmith | 2010-09-11 | Real Estate When Stephenie Myer wrote of Volturri and the place which they called home, she never actually thought that the place she so described well actually existed and the name she had chosen was too near the name of the real town which was Volterra. Visitors to Italian province of Pisa are familiar with the Leaning Tower and the tour included a historical town called Volterra. read more
By: DeborahSmith | 2010-09-11 | Real Estate Vampire of the Twilight books supposedly had Etruscan beginnings, something which they have got in common with the town of Volterra in Tuscany. Volterra has almost no crime rates and as outlined by the books, this is because of the anonymous but still highly felt presence of the Volturri. read more
By: DeborahSmith | 2010-09-11 | Real Estate Part of the package of Tuscany vacations would be the recently popular town of Volterra which is shown alongside the greater famous sites such as Learning Tower of Pisa and the sandy beaches found in Versilia. The second book and movie showed the town of Volterra as an ancient town with ancient monuments inhabited by modern people and naturally, the vampires. read more
By: JohnCristo | 2011-09-19 | Hotels There's a garden dedicated to roses, just roses, in the centre of Rome, on the Aventine Hill, next to the Circus Maximus. read more
By: Gianni Truvianni | 2011-03-09 | Soccer An article about the world cup Italia 90 which brought Italy close to the final only to be denied by Argentina, Maradona, off sides and penalties. read more
By: Dean Wickham | 2011-11-17 | Destinations Rome, the Eternal City, a place full of history and culture. Everywhere you step you are walking through some point in the timeline of the last 2500 years. It is a city to be lived and loved by everyone through it’s beautiful architecture, food, art and romance. Every world traveler has Rome on their list of must see destinations, and most start their tour of Italy here. Here are 10 must see att read more
By: Chris Sims | 2010-07-23 | Travel & Leisure Travel & Tourism, Recreation & Leisure, Family & Parenting The city of Florence is actually the capital of Italy's Tuscany area and stands alongside the scenic banks of the Arno River, close to the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas. Bustling with local industry, which includes arts and crafts, commerce and tourism; Florence is a particularly historic location, steeped in heritage. One of the most desirable places to visit in Italy, Florence was originally founded by Romans during the first century and grew dramatically between the 1200s and 1600s. Of particular importance, the Medici family, who ruled over Florence during the 15th century, were r... read more
By: Jeff Halter | 2010-12-28 | Destinations I'm not even a "car person", but I had so much fun seeing the Mille Miglia that we went back a second time! Just another good excuse to go to Italy, eh? read more
By: Dee Brizeno | 2011-04-19 | Arts & Entertainment Butterflies are no doubt the most gorgeous species of insects. Theyre complete of colour fragile and vibrant. They may be unsightly caterpillars at first which evolve into stunning butterflies. What a... read more
By: KungFu Panda | 2012-02-23 | Weddings Sometimes we feel we live again a few moments, but the reality hurts, because life is not a DVD player to have rewind button. But surely you can appreciate the most beautiful moments in your life through photo albums. With digital cameras, click on Facebook etc people photos and share them on every occasion, but marriage is something in the tradition still exists in all corners and ends. Every mar read more
By: Gianni Truvianni | 2011-03-09 | Soccer An article about Italy’s second match in USA 94, which saw hope come back to us who loved Italian football. read more
By: Harry Preston | 2010-03-29 | City Guides Little Italy, which formed the backdrop for the celebrated film The Godfather, is still seen as a romantic area of the city by many. Although much smaller now than it was in the 1970s due to a dwindling population, it's intrinsic Latin character is still palpable, particularly in its quaint streets and the delis and cafes where you can gorge on home-made breads, pastas, sausages and cheese. read more