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Sicily is a world unto itself. While other countries speak to you directly, this island, like its dialect, is complex, polychrome, and varied in shapes and tastes. Everything, from the blinding sunlight down to the locals, is more intense than elsewhere, and perhaps not just one visit will be enough for someone to understand it.
DESTINATIONS
Watch out! Don’t get dizzy! Charming Aosta city, surrounded by 40 mountain peaks, each over 3000 meters height, is a vertiginous place. Pure air, stunning landscapes and local traditional alpine architecture will draw you into a new world of a highland adventure.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
From the Alps and Dolomites of northern Italy to Mount Etna, Italy holds a long tradition in winter sports and hospitality, supported by a fantastic range of ski resorts for beginners to experts, and most ski resorts also make good summer hiking and climbing holidays, as well.
GHOSTS AND BEYOND
Whether it’s the release of dopamine and endorphins or something else, people like to be scared. The rising popularity of escape rooms and horror films receiving mainstream recognition indicates people enjoy fear in controlled dosages. Birthplace to famous horror directors like Dario Argento and Mario Bava, Italy has a dark underbelly with destinations and events for the fearful and fearless alike. If ghostly tours, ghastly sites or scary festivals tickle the ‘scary’ bone, give Cultural Italy a ‘scream’.
CELEBRATE LOVE!
An Italian song of over 50 years ago recounted of how strange it felt to be in love in Milan, a city "with no flowers or sky, where you go on a date in a shopping mall". But Milan, as we know, is now so much more; not just the most livable city in Italy, but the epicenter of fashion, finance, design, nightlife. And yes, it can be full of romance too. So, on this February 14th, and throuout the year, let it be the scenario for you and your Valentine.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Sometimes I wonder if Italy became such an artistically illuminated country thanks to its devotion to religion, or if it was Catholicism to be lucky enough to be found and developed in this country constantly and densely populated by artistic geniuses.