We always put the enthusiasm and optimism, so the World Master Group is enriched year after year of ex- citing novelty. Since over 15 years with complete dedi- cation and attention to the tourism changes, we create new itineraries, new products, new services. Find them by leafing through these pages, important innovations are waiting for you, to satisfy all market segments, a wide range selected with the utmost attention to the reliability of the offered services. A dynamic team that work well together, this is the absolute value of Master Group, which will ensure maximum coopera- tion, effective and complete solutions and will assist you before, during and after the programming. Welcome to Italy Master Group is present in the INCOMING ITALY sector for since over 15 years, specializing in leisure holiday providing solutions for indi- vidual and group travel. The valuable collaboration with leading names in hotel tradition, the partner of excellence in the service sector, allows us to propose a rich offer in the Italian tourism panorama. A reality in growth, attentive to changes in the tourism culture, that continues to innovate and to specialize itself, that materializes with efficiency and professionalism at all times to respond to market needs. We select each product that we offer, always paying particular attention to value for money, location and reliability of services. Italy is the ideal destination for a seaside holiday. We offer a complete ran- ge of solutions for the product ITALY SEA in the most famous places in each region. Wherever the offer of accommodation is considerable and of highest quality: from luxury resorts, to the clubs that offers entertainment, fun and all kinds of sports and to family hotels. They combine comfort and warmth in beautiful coastlines, in the romantic fishing villages, in small villages defended on reef with splendid views over bays and inlets. The hotel you are looking for in the most beautiful mountain resorts in Italy. Master Group offer has never been so rich and varied, it can satisfy everyone: hotels of different categories, hotels with SPA, lodges, apart- ments, residence, all you need to spend a MOUNTAIN HOLIDAY in complete freedom. Hiking, route with fixed ropes, climbing, with the best guides and the assistance of our qualified crew. Many proposals for individual services in the major Italian cities and mi- nor tourist resorts, to choose from a wide range of products, creating customized proposals. Our TOURS are organized with professional com- petence for all your needs. Our task is to provide you safety and comfort by offering a fleet of comfortable and efficient means. Hotels, restaurants, authorized guides, excursions, transfers, skilled attendants…we form the tools to create your product. The pages of Hotels & Re- sorts that we present are three that stand for quality of hospitality and servi- ce. each with different cha- racteristics to meet the needs each customer Special exclusive facilities de- dicated to demanding clients, recommended for stays of re- fined luxury and incentive Cult original structures ca- refully selected for location services and also keeping the features of quality and cost advantage Light comfortable and in- formal structures reported for good value quality / pri- ce. Ideal for group travel, and short individual stays Italian allure... “Italia”, Well-known also with …beyond any the name of “Stivale” for its fashion or shape and “Bel Paese” for the artifice it’s the climate and the natural and fascination that artistic beauty.No one lands we read in the includes the quantity of Art, eyes of others History, Culture and Nature such this. Everyone has come to make a trip to Italy was amazed by the beauty of this land. Treasures of culture and art that make Italy precious, the country that has the lar- gest number of sites inclu- ded in the list of UNESCO heritage of humanity.In each region of Italy is possible to find something of particular, so to give it a paradise in the centre of the Europe. People is kindly, inviting and has be- come heir of the different cul- tures that along the Centuries have crossed in this land.Seas, Mountains and countries de- veloped from North to South offering surprising and unfor- gettable landscapes.Nothing can add to describe Italy, but just an advice it can give you… Visit it! Index Calabria Piemonte Special 16 Cult 96 Cult 18 Light 97 Light 24 Valle D’Aosta Puglia Special 102 Special 30 Light 103 Cult 31 Light 32 Lombardia The charm of the South Special 106 Campania Cult 109 Special 36 Light 112 Cult 39 Light 42 Trentino Alto Adige Cult 118 Lazio Light 119 Special 48 Cult 53 Veneto Light 59 Special 124 Cult 127 Umbria Light 130 Special 64 Light 65 Friuli Venetia Giulia Cult 136 Marche Light 137 Light 68 Sardegna 140 The Center of the ancient cultures Special Toscana Cult 141 Special 72 Light 142 Cult 76 Light 78 Sicilia Special 146 Cult 149 Emilia Romagna Light 151 Cult 84 The Islands of the South Light 85 Extreme... 155 Liguria Cult 90 Tours 169 Light 92 The North’s paths Calabria The Riace Bronzes, that are exhibited in the mous for some architectural and legendary “Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia” in masterpieces, like as for example, the Co- Reggio Calabria, represent two magnificent dex Purpureus, that is a Greek evangel of Greek statues that have been salvaged from the sixth-century conserved in the Diocesan the beautiful calabrian sea. Museum in Rossano and the most big sa- One of these masterpieces is attributed to cred building on the land region, that is the Fidia, (the master Greek sculptor of the fif- Cathedral of “Maria Santissima Assunta in th century B.C.) and above all for this en- cielo” located Reggio Calabria. chanting attraction that many visitors come In the spectacular coast on the Tyrrhenian to Calabria. Sea there is a town (Tropea), crowd during But this region offers also unforgettable lan- the summer period, due for wonderful coa- dscape, typical food prepared with local pro- sts, also hidden and for musical events; in- ducts, clear seas rich of marine fauna and deed on the other side (the Ionion Sea) there forest rich in vegetation and animal life. is a nice medieval village that is named Gera- The amazing and interesting land of Cala- ce. So the Calabria is a fascinating region, in bria, further to present many surprises is fa- which all is to discover. 15 PORTO PIRGOS hotel * * * * * Parghelia (Vibo Valentia) On one of the most enchanting stretches ranged differently from room to room. The of the Calabrian coast, the Porto Pirgos is a hotel offers different services to satisfy the small and unpretentiously peaceful hotel set needs of its guests, such us: big swimming- by the sea among lush eucalyptus, olive and pool inside the park and swimming-pool on bouganvillea. The complex has been conver- the beach. You can enjoy the calm of the ted from an old patrician residence and the private beach, eating directly in the restau- decor is a blend of the old and new, the 18 rant on the beach. In addition, the structure rooms are well furnished with antiques alon- offers aesthetic services, transfer services gside terracotta works by local craftsmen. All and reservation for touristic excursions. The have magnificently styled marble bathrooms hotel preserves its Spanish-style traces cha- and a private terrace each air-conditioning, racterised by the precious mosaic floor that, TV, fridge-bar, safe and independent fur- today, adorns the inside dining room, and nished balcony. The old-England porcelain the colonnade of its terraces which are open bathrooms are beautiful, and the elegant dining rooms with a fantastic view of the mauve-green tapestry, the refined flowery sea, and which give to the hotel the romantic bedcovers and the antique brass beds are ar- taste of the “relais”. 16 PANTA REI hotel * * * * * Parghelia (Vibo Valentia) The hotel was created at the very edge of suites and 17 double guestrooms, decorated the Tyrhennian Sea on the jagged coastli- with elegant but simple antiques furnitures. ne of the Calabria region referred to as the Each room includes a dressing room, inde- Coast of the Gods. The hotel complex is pendent air conditioning, television, mini- immersed in a sea of umbrella pines and bar, safe box, and large terrace overlooking Mediterranean vegetation extending down the breathtaking coastline. A spacious dining to the edge of the sea. It is right here in this room with a spectacular view, opens out small bay with its dramatic cliffs created by onto a large terrace. The large windows and nature, where sand and rocks alternate in a antique brick floors warm up the ambience game of light, colour and form, and where with their natural multi-colours. The vaulted once an ancient tuna fishing centre thrived. wood ceiling recalls the characteristic tradi- The architecture of the structure was con- tions of this particular section of the Cala- ceived with full respect to both this magic brian coast, adding a touch of local colour wonder of nature and the simple people overall ambience of this very special resort. of the sea characteristics, as well as to offe- The hotel has swimming pool with bar out- ring guests all of today’s modern comforts. side in the garden and a game-room. Within this luxurious residence there are 4 17 BORGO DI RIACI hotel* * * * Santa Domenica di Ricadi (Vibo Valentia) Directly on the sea, the Hotel has a panoramic view over the beautiful and picturesque Baia di Riaci, it is located a few kilometers from the fa- mous small town of Tropea.