Author RSSThey Don’t do Second Best in Italy
They don’t seem to settle for second best in Italy, in fact most things resonate with a certain sense of pride at being the highest of quality. The way people dress is with the finest fibres that can be afforded, even if it can’t be afforded. Then there ...
Italy's Tourist Monuments Take Matters in to their Own Hands
There was an irony noted in the press with some of Italy’s towns being introduced in to the UNESCO list of world heritage sites earlier this year, as while UNESCO is recognising these locations as places to be preserved, the Italian government is doing li...
An Instant Tenerife Destination Guide
The south of the Island used to play home to a whole army of reps, rounding up drunken tourists in kiss me quick hats. Thankfully they seem to have been widely evicted and the hats binned in favour of a more refined get up and clientele. The north also s...
I Galloti there is nothing to be alarmed about these lizards.
The Gallotia are a type of wall lizard (lacetids for those who want the technical term) that can be found on the Canary Islands. They first appeared on the islands over 20 million years ago and have evolved over that time. These are unique to the Canary ...
A Swede helped boast this Los town
Tenerife is one of the top tourist destinations on the planet. It is the largest Canary Island and gets around five million tourists a year, which makes it not only one of the busiest resort on the Canary Islands but in Spain as well. The southern regio...
Holiday Heaven in Alghero, Sardinia
Sardinia is renowned for its hefty price tag, in fact a local joke among locals that the Sardinian flag is a shopping receipt.
For those that can afford it, the Island is a luxurious getaway filled with designer products, a shoppers heaven, but with th...
Sardinia Destinat on Guide
Sardinia is Europe’s second largest Island, and while it may not be cheap, for many this does little to quell its appeal. The rich and famous have been flocking here for fifty years and there seems to be a well known about the wine here, it is apparently ...
Fancy a tipple at Wine Island
Sardinia has often been coined as the Wine Island or as the locals like to call it the insula vini as it is known for some of the best wine that Italy has produced. Sardinia has the perfect Mediterranean climate for wine growing also mix in the fact that...
The quiet town that jousts its character onto you
Oristano is located on the western coast of Sardinia, situated in the Campidano Orisranese. This is the town that has a lot going for it without it being flashy or showy. It lets its architecture and calm streets do the talking.
The economy of this t...
The Towering Structure in Cagliari
The Bastione San Remy, or the Bastion of Saint Remy to English speaking folk, is located in Cagliari, a city that has a lot going for it to attract tourists such as churches and other monuments. But the Bastione San Remy is something that has always attra...
Living the Local Life in the Mediterranean
Many romanticise the oldie world of the little villages of the Med, be they historic towns or little harbour villages, with little shops and family owned restaurants with a nice little beach just a short drive away. They offer a great deal of character an...
The Islands of Sardinia
Located in the northern region of Sardinia, La Maddalena is the largest town in the Maddalena archipelago, the group of islands just off the north-east of Sardinia. The only way to travel to La Maddalena is by boat, with car ferries travelling from nearby...
La La La La Laguna
In the northern part of Tenerife is San Cristóbal de La Laguna, a city that was declared a world heritage site in 1999 and is the second most populous city on the island. San Cristóbal de La Laguna, more commonly known as La Laguna for short, is a part o...
The festival dedicated to a Saint
In the middle of the 17th century there was a terrible plague that devastated most of Sardinia, to the fact that half of the population of Cagliari died. With death and illness surrounding people people were desperate and turned to Efisio dim Elia who wa...
Wanna see a Mummy in the Mediterranean?
In Santa Cruz is the Museum of Nature and Man, or as it is locally called the 'Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre'. This is a museum that contains many significant archaeological finds and is considered one of the number one spots for repository objects f...