Italy Experience

Relaxed skiing

Advantages: Snowmaking facilities, relaxed skiing, Winter Olympics resort
Disadvantages: Only 50% pistes open

I have just come back from a week's skiing in Sestriere. The resort is situated in the Italian Alps quite close to the French border. I was a bit worried about the snow and weather reports before we went but at least 50% of the runs were open but it was not possible to link up with the other resorts in the famous Milky Way. However, as an intermediate level skier, I found plenty of enjoyable red runs in and around the resort. The resort is relatively ...
...suffered from breathing difficulties because of this. The resort is going to host the 2006 Olympics and there was quite a lot of building work in progress which did tend to have an adverse effect on our enjoyment of the scenery. We travelled with Equity Ski, who offer an all inclusive deal. The transfer from Turin airport is relatively quick at one and a half hours. We stayed in the Cavaliere hotel which was a 15 minute walk away from the centre ...

Mikew79 20.03.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Sestriere

A Hidden Gem in Emilia Romagna

Advantages: Fantastic Scenery, wonderfully friendly locals, few tourists.
Disadvantages: None

I am in two minds whether to write this review, having travelled all over Italy I have found a hidden gem and its always tempting to keep this kind of thing to yourself. However it deserves to be shared and discovered. Where am I talking about? The Appennines of Emilia Romagna. Most people only know the region of Emilia Romagna with regard to the main cities of the Po delta, namely, Modenna, Parma, Bologna and if you are a culture vulture maybe Ferrara ...
...this area of Italy than the cities and the food. So where shall I begin? The Scenery The Appennine region of Emilia Romagna, to the South of the Po Delta is an area of outstanding beauty and dramatic landscape. Unlike the Dolomites it does not have the dramatic main ridge, rather it has many ranges all at different angles over the region, and of course the dramatic Pietra de Bismantova which rises up like a giant table in the middle of the appennines. ...

innovation123 20.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of General: Italy

MY THIRST TIME

Advantages: Weather, Food, People, Beach, sea, views
Disadvantages: A lot more can be done for disabled

Diano Marina is a seaside town nestling on the Italian Riviera in North West Italy. We chose to visit Diano Marina in July, which upon hindsight may not have been the wisest time as the temperatures got quite hot. It was our first our first time to Italy. Our tour guide recommended September/October for visiting or earlier in the year such as April/May. However, we were here and we were going to make the most of it – regardless of the hotness or ...
...hour trip by coach to Diano Marina. The journey between Nice and Diano Marina is nothing if not spectacular. It truly is the most awe inspiring views I have ever seen (but then I am not a seasoned traveller). The motorway (auto strata) on which you travel to Diano Marina is several hundred feet high and despite my fear of heights, I just couldn’t get enough of the mountainous coastal scenes. Diano Marina itself is a relatively small town with a ...

dabmim 11.08.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Diano Marina (Italy)

Main information of you go there

Advantages: Nice small city
Disadvantages: None

...to visit Bergamo. Bergamo is situated at the feet of Orobiche Alps. It si divided in two parts, the high and lower part. Locals are mocked over the country for their Funny way of describing the 2 parts in the their dilect, which is reputedly one of the most difficult to understand to anyone who was not born there. The main monument is Palazzo della Regione dating back to the 12th Century. Next to it is the tower of the county hall, from the 13th ...
...old medieval walls. Bergamo is also a place where you can have good food. I would recoomend you try "polsetto di vitello alla bergamasca" a very tender piece of veal and "Polenta e codeghi", which is the traditional Polenta with a speacial kind of salami. Wash your meal with one of the wines form the nearby valleys, Inferno and Sassella are my favourites. ...

NATALIA70 29.07.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Bergamo (Italy)

Lido De Jesolo

Advantages: Its safe, fun and very family friendly
Disadvantages: More expensive due to a weak pound currently .

...Here are our thoughts on Lido De Jesolo: It has been and in some respects rightly called the Blackpool of the Adriatic. I can see why people would say that. Its a family resort primarily and has lots of shops and local traders all plying for your euros. There however the similarity ends. Jesolo is wonderful. Its clean, vibrant, hospitable and family orientated. Without doubt the place to go with a young family if you want a bit on sun, sand and ...
...teh main road where you can enjoy hours of fun with the children. I can not reccomend Lido De Jesolo enough. Its fantastic. Its more expensive due to the ponud at the moment but, if you want a safe, fun and secure family holiday this is the place. ...

livelylad 26.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lido di Jesolo, Veneto