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Among the places of charm that Italy can offer, we can not forget to mention the precious island embraced by the breathtaking Gulf of Naples. Capri, Ischia and Procida differently from karst in origin and although it was once connected to the mainland,   is now relegated to the role of the mysterious and unforgettable island because of a rise in sea level. Popular since ancient times, the Romans chose despite numerous difficulties, as the site of numerous and exceptional villas, still surprising for the size, and the views that for centuries have the chance to admire. One of the main limitations that have guests Romans had to face was the total lack of freshwater sources, transported by boat, still on the island.

Among the Roman villas that still does speak of a certain envy is certainly the Blue Grotto. The name is due to the magical glow emitted from the cave, sung and loved by many poets and artists.  

The island is to discover little by little, and preferably both by sea and through long and relaxing walks. There are numerous excursions that offer the opportunity to circumnavigate, and never leave disappointed tourists who have a completely different approach to Capri. It gives you the chance to discover small inlets, unreachable except by boat. Visit the Faraglioni absolutely. You can see them both through marine tours, and walks through the earth. Beautiful one that leads to the Arco Naturale, leads to the discovery of   Cave Matromania, and finally shows the beautiful Le Corbusier. Unforgettable the aforementioned Roman villas, they are still only 11 and make the territory of Capri. Let finally charmed by the gardens of Augustus and the Via Krupp, rather than road work of art.

The evening entertainment is focused around the beautiful and big Piazzetta. You can enjoy aperitifs and cocktails, dinner, and make new friends.

Heart of Italy, a land that surprises the more you know, Tuscany offers explorer recesses and lands of great beauty, this attractive and unusual, lost in those scenarios relaxing, quiet and harmonious that make us fall in love with a land so beautiful. Original village and to discover is Bagno Vignoni, as old as the castle, which is already talk in the 'eleventh century, as they spoke of miraculous thermal waters that the Etruscans and Romans seem to appreciate significantly. Then as now greeted the surface waters at a temperature of   About 52 °, and were considered a healthy touch to cure many diseases. E 'in the Middle Ages that Bagno Vignoni acquires its town planning   final, and even beaten and repeatedly affected by war, still offers the tourist a suburb of sublime beauty and unusual structure. The heart of the country it looks not on a square of how we imagine, but around a   tub   where the water slowly flow into the local river,   l 'Orcia.

Are still visible to visitors and especially not far from the heart of the beautiful village mills that are integrated and subsumed in the beautiful fields. Relaxation and peace, tradition and culinary scene which already Lorenzo the Magnificent and Saint Catherine of Siena discovered and loved. According to tradition it was brought by his mother in Bagno Vignoni to dissuade her from taking her vows, apparently to no avail. Bagno Vignoni offers the opportunity to visit a small, quaint town whose Romanesque architecture still surprises with its exceptional gateway, still perfectly preserved, the tower and the church of San Biagio. E 'of a visit to   Porch of St. Catherine overlooking the large spa tub, as the small church of S. John the Baptist.

You'll be amazed by the aforementioned Mills Park, where you will learn about and to trace the agricultural traditions of the area. Do not miss the castle Vignoni, which strictly observed the village.   There will also be able to visit art cities of primary importance such as Florence, Arezzo, Siena and many others. Bargains the Florentine New Year that is celebrated at the end of March, the carousel bear or lumimara San Ranieri. Numerous opportunities and overnight stay at farmhouses and bed and breakfast lost among the beautiful hills of Tuscany.