All Around Italy

Palladian Villas tour. Villa Valmarana (so called “ai nani”) has got an extraordinary richness: Tiepolo’s frescoes! Tiepolo frescoed the villa with images inspired by five epic poems: The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid, Jerusalem Delivered and The Raging Roland. Syusy …

Every year in spring, Vignola celebrates the flowering of the cherry tree. The land here is truly fertile! Vignola has always been blessed by a favourable climate, that is why all types of fruit and vegetable have grown here. But …

Ca’ Zen is an 18th century Venetian villa once owned by the aristocratic Venetian Zen family. Teresa Gamba, the owner’s wife, was exiled here because she fell in love with Lord Byron! But Lord Byron came often to visit her …

Villa Barbaro Maser is one of the most characteristic Palladian villas, UNESCO world heritage. Outside the villa a huge garden, while inside the walls are frescoed by Paolo Veronese, with his own self-portrait, at the end of a string of …

Dominio di Bagnoli is the name of the Villa and the surrounding area, a huge holding of 600 hectares. Here you can find a whole world: the vineyard, the animal farm, the land, and tourist hospitality! Goldoni used to come …

Have you ever played golf? Our reporter Syusy is at Montecchia Golf Club and she is playing for the very first time. Need some practice! Golf is a great outdoor game, a cerebral sport very useful for the concentration, it …

Italy’s most beautiful villages: so many to chose from and all very different from each other.  After taking a virtual trip to six Northern Italian borghi last week, in this second installment we’ll visit six borghi located in Central Italy: …

Italia Slow Tour in Mantua, one of the best Italian art cities where spending a cultural weekend. Our sightseeing tour of Mantua starts with Palazzo del Te, conceived by Giulio Romano for Gonzaga Family. Palazzo del Te is a very …

The Aquarium of Genoa is one of the main attractions of the city and it is known worldwide. Let’s take a tour inside the Aquarium of Genoa where meeting manatees, seals, dolphins and penguins. Are you frightened to cross the …

Ca’ Marcello is a beautiful Palladian Villa near Padua hosting often weddings and celebrations. Take a look inside, admiring its precious art collections. What about celebrating here your next big event? Watch other videos from Italia Slow Tour here.