Arrival, communication and information

Rome has two airports: Leonardo da Vinci (better known as Fiumicino), serving all course flights, and Ciampino for charters. Getting to the city by taxi from both airports is very expensive and better …

ROME (ROMA) – History

The earliest history of Rome has become legendary. Bad Silvia, daughter of the local king Numitor, she had two sons with Mars. The children were to be sacrificed to god, but the rite was not completed. The abandoned boys were found and fed by a she-wolf. …

Of all the historic Italian cities, Rome is perhaps the most irresistible fascination. You can see more here than in any other city in the world - it is full of memorabilia after over two thousand years of uninterrupted settlement, focused on this giant …

Lily island

Giglio Island has a ferry connection with Porto San Stefano (eight times a day in high season - four normal ferries and four more expensive hydrofoils). This is a bit too much trouble for most tourists, but the island is popular with the Romans, …

Orbotello i Monte Argentario

Two sand troughs covered with pine trees (raffle) and isthmus, where Orbotello is located, they form the weak bond between Monte Argentario and the mainland. The peninsula consists of three tongues of land with a lagoon in the middle and a mountain range …

The name Maremma refers to the entire stretch of coast from Cecina to Civitavecchia in the south (it's already Lazio), and east to Monte Amiata, highest point in Tuscany. It was once an important northern region inhabited by Etruscans, but desolate in …

Eastern Elba

The situated Fr. 14 km from Portoferraio the old fishing town of PORTO AZZURRO has been in 1603 r. heavily fortified by Philip III of Spain, to protect them from constant raids. The fortress built by him today serves as a prison, but on the arrows …

Western Elba

The main road to the west from Portoferraio runs through BIÓDOLA, That, next to VITTIICCIO in the north, has the best beaches on the north coast. There are a couple of discos and a decent campsite, Camping Scaglieri (Tel. 0565/940), where there is usually a place for …

Mountainous ELBA is the third largest Italian island after Sicily and Sardinia: length 29 km, width 19 km. Has exceptionally clean water, beautiful beaches with light sand and lush, wooded areas, perfect for walking. It has enjoyed a reputation for decades …

To the south: Livorno to Piombino

If Riviera Versiliana seems unencouraging, is the so-called Etruscan Riviera, coast south of Livorno to Piombino, is even less interesting. The landscape of the Apuani Alps replaces the monotony of drained swamps, and coastal development under …