The Dante’s Route, where the “sì” doth sound
MiscellaneousThe year of the celebrations for the 7th centenary of Dante Alighieri’s death is now behind us, but the top remains a fascinating guide to discovering the peninsula. Here is our idea for a Dante itinerary in Italy
Natural beauty, legends and stories in the emerald waters of the Cecina Valley
Maremma PisanaDurante l’estate si desta l’interesse per i fiumi balneabili, un’alternativa al mare, non un ripiego ma la scelta di immergersi lungo corsi d’acqua di particolare bellezza, con acque cristalline e magari una tranquillità più difficile da trovare lungo le spiagge. Il Masso delle Fanciulle ed il Masso degli Specchi sono due punti lungo il corso […]
Raftideda: the art of recycling that tells the sea
Cinque Terre, Gulf of the PoetsTiziano and Davide Illiano bring the works of poor art and recycling to the DoInItaly Experience Store In their works, made in the laboratory of La Spezia and until now only visible on the markets of crafts, those who love the sea can recognize, breathe, admire it in the moonlight or in the creatures that inhabit it. […]
UNESCO recognizes the art of making drywall heritage as a universal heritage
Cinque TerreThe feeling of peace with the world that you give yourself by walking on one of the paths of the Cinque Terre from today is recognized as an immaterial good of Humanity! No, the only winners are the dry stone walls that are along the way, but well, the two things do not seem to […]
Giulia Borsi and Cecilia Botta, local illustrators exhibit in DoInItaly
Cinque TerreFor both young illustrators, art is inspired by our land, with a fresh and original trait In the DoInItaly Showroom we host the works of Giulia Borsi and Cecilia Botta, young local artists. Cecilia and Giulia share the gaze on nature strongly inspired by Liguria and its landscapes, as well as the minimalist and essential […]
The new Framura path on the sea
Cinque TerreOn Friday, May 20, 2016, at 5.30 pm, the inauguration of the last section of the new sea promenade of Framura took place. The new Framura path on the sea allows enjoying a beautiful view of the Cinque Terre sea In the last years the village of Framura, featuring a small, beautiful cove with the […]
La Spezia, one of Charles Dickens’s "Pictures from Italy"
Cinque Terre, Gulf of the PoetsIn his “Pictures of Italy,” Charles Dickens described his journey through Italy, and also painted a delightful close-up of La Spezia. The impressions from his journey were far from being positive, his description of the at the time so fragmented country are very different from those written by his fellow “Grand Tour” travelers. He loved, […]
The poets’ places
Cinque Terre, Gulf of the PoetsThe La Spezia bay is known as the “Gulf of Poets. But what is the reason of this name? Which poets have spent their lives here and praised the beauty of the area? If you want to follow a romantic itinerary to your journey in La Spezia, and visit the poets’ places, this is a […]