Enit Guide T O the Regions of It Al Y Guide to the Regions of Italy
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GUIDE TO THE REGIONS OF ITALY ENIT GUIDE TO THE REGIONSOF GUIDE TO ITALY ENIT Aosta Valley Alto Adige South-Tyrol Veneto Friuli-Venezia Giulia Aosta Lombardy Bolzano Belluno Gorizia Bergamo Trento Padova Pordenone Brescia Rovigo Trieste Piedmont Como Treviso Udine Alexandria Cremona Venice Alto Asti Lecco Adige Verona Friuli Biella South-Tyrol Vicenza Lodi Venezia e Marches Cuneo Aosta Mantova Giulia Ancona Novara Valley Milan Lombardy Ascoli Piceno Turin Veneto Monza and Brianza Emilia Romagna Fermo Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Piedmont Pavia Bologna Macerata Vercelli Sondrio Ferrara Emilia Romagna Pesaro and Urbino Varese Liguria Forlì-Cesena Liguria Modena Genoa Tuscany Parma Abruzzo Imperia Arezzo Piacenza Tuscany e Marches Chieti La Spezia Florence Ravenna L'Aquila Savona Grosseto Umbria Reggio Emilia Pescara Livorno Rimini Teramo Lucca Abruzzo Massa and Carrara Latium Pisa Latium Frosinone Molise Pistoia Molise Latina Prato Campobasso Rieti Siena Campania Apulia Isernia Rome Viterbo Basilicata Umbria Sardinia Apulia Perugia Bari Terni Barletta-Andria-Trani Sardinia Calabria Brindisi Cagliari Foggia Carbonia-Iglesias Campania Lecce Medio Campidano Avellino Calabria Taranto Nuoro Benevento Sicily Catanzaro Ogliastra Caserta Agrigento Cosenza Olbia-Temple Naples Sicily Basilicata Caltanissetta Crotone Oristano Salerno Matera Catania Reggio Calabria Sassari Potenza Enna Vibo Valentia Messina Palermo Ragusa Siracusa Trapani CONTENTS Enit for Italy throughout the world ............. p. 3 Italy, the land of art and history ..................... p. 3 Italy, the land of wellness .............................. p. 4 Italy, the land of excellence ........................... p. 4 Italy, the land of culture ................................ p. 5 Italy, the land of the Spirit ............................. p. 5 Italy the land of lakes ................................... p. 6 Italy, the land of the Riviera .......................... p. 7 Italy, the land of mountain peaks .................. p. 7 Italy, the land of flavour ................................ p. 8 Italian wines .................................................. p. 8 Food-and-wine itineraries ............................. p. 8 Italy, the land of nature ................................ p. 8 Italy, the land of sport and adventure ............ p. 9 REGIONS Valle d’Aosta .................................................. p. 12 Piedmont ....................................................... p. 20 Liguria ........................................................... p. 28 Lombardy ...................................................... p. 36 Trentino .......................................................... p. 44 Alto Adige – South Tyrol .............................. p. 48 Veneto ........................................................... p. 52 Friuli Venezia Giulia ...................................... p. 60 Emilia Romagna ............................................ p. 68 Tuscany .......................................................... p. 76 Umbria .......................................................... p. 84 The Marches .................................................. p. 92 Latium ........................................................... p. 98 Abruzzo ......................................................... p. 106 Molise ........................................................... p. 112 Campania ...................................................... p. 118 Basilicata ........................................................ p. 126 Apulia ........................................................... p. 134 Calabria ......................................................... p. 142 Sicily ............................................................. p. 148 Sardinia ......................................................... p. 156 PLACES OF CULTURE Museums and permanent exhibition areas ..... p. 164 Theatres and auditoriums .............................. p. 166 UNESCO sites ............................................. p. 168 NATURE AND ADVENTURE National parks ............................................... p. 178 USEFUL INFORMATION By air ............................................................ p. 183 By train ......................................................... p. 183 By ship .......................................................... p. 184 By bus ........................................................... p. 185 By car or motorcycle ...................................... p. 186 By bicycle ...................................................... p. 188 Entry documents ........................................... p. 188 Documents required for driving in italy ........ p. 189 Safety and emergency .................................... p. 190 Climate ......................................................... p. 190 Embassies consulates ..................................... p. 191 Health care .................................................... p. 191 2 ENIT FOR ITALY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD In 1919, when ENIT got started, about 180 ty and, above all, the Italian lifestyle. thousand foreigners were coming to Italy as tourists. Nowadays more than 50 million vis- Italy, the land of art and history. itors cross our borders (source ISTAT), and Italy is synonymous with art and history. they also are driven by a desire to be edu- There is beautiful art everywhere and there cated at our exceptional academy of culture are countless and marvellous surprises in Rome, Saint Peter’s seen from Ponte Sant’Angelo and art, to bathe in our seas, to enjoy every every part of the country. We have one of aspect of our environment and the flavours the greatest artistic-cultural heritages in the and scents of our land. Foreign tourism con- world. Italy has the largest number of ar- tributed to and increased the business of the tistic and documentary properties declared tourism industry, for which it now supplies World Heritage sites by UNESCO. Rome, more than 40% of the customers and ensures Florence, Assisi, Venice, Siena, Pisa or Na- high employment rates. ples are only a few of the most famous art Thousands of Tour Operators do business cities in the country and there are absolutely with our country. New markets are aiming at lovely ancient towns and villages to be found our products for outgoing tourism. everywhere. This is confirmed by the statis- This is a great source of satisfaction for Ita- tics: 95,000 monumental churches, 40,000 ly. The National Tourism Agency is working fortresses and castles, 30,000 historic resi- every day at improving its image, convinced dences with 4,000 gardens, 36,000 archives that a country that is admired for its past can and libraries, 20,000 ancient towns and continue to exert the same intense magne- villages, 5,600 museums and archaeological tism in times of global competition, thanks areas, 1,500 monasteries and convents. You to three factors: a good quality-price ratio, a can travel to discover the private residenc- sustainable environment, excellent hospitali- es of old and noble families, to visit world 3 famous museums like the Uffizi Gallery in infrastructures and the breath-taking scen- Florence, the Capitoline Museums in Rome, ery make our “Bel Paese” (beautiful country) and the Brera Art Gallery in Milan, and to see a perfect venue for congress tourism. Italy exceptional archaeological sites, like Pompeii guarantees beauty and offers a wide range of and Herculaneum, where you can breathe in choices at any time of the year: both big cities the history of a thrilling and magnificent past. and small towns offer new, very high quality, And that is not all: many cultural, artistic and facilities for organising national and interna- musical events brighten up Italian life. Italy tional fairs and guarantee not only the purely constitutes a close-knit web of structures that business aspects but also the pleasure of a hol- live in natural communion between scenery iday in Italy. and culture, history and art, architecture and Italy is an excellent venue for a congress, a town planning: a thrilling journey from the meeting or a convention. There are many fa- times of ancient Rome and Greece until our cilities and congress centres scattered all over own days, just as rich in artistic and cultural the country, suited for hosting any kind of impressions. event. Prestigious and modern centres, with all the services needed for a successful meet- Italy, the land of wellness. ing: Italy proudly offers a selection of hotels, It is easy to be well in Italy. There are many structures and specialised services that ensure health and wellness facilities, dating back high quality service. There are very many thousands of years, which can treat both settings for a big meeting in Italy: ranging body and soul. Everywhere, from the North from art cities and Rome, the Capital City, to the South, you can have a different kind to thrilling Milan, without forgetting other of holiday, dedicated to general well-being, at places like Turin and Rimini, to mention but natural hot springs, famed for their excellent a few. There is no end to the choices because healing properties and for beauty care. There congresses and meetings can be held in the are ancient spa areas that have remained un- splendid locations of the Italian lakes, on the changed for centuries and preserve their orig- Riviera or in the mountains. The fact is that inal attraction intact: natural saunas, caves hidden among the vegetation, with very hot steam and a pleasantly irony scent, excellent for restoring the body and