A C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Let's rediscover beauty together Guided by passion, we set off on a path of sharing, over 20 years ago. Sharing the pleasure of travelling with many new friends, organising group trips in Italy and abroad. Driven by the same passion and love of our country, we launched the NOSTRA ITALIA (OUR ITALY) project to incre- ase awareness of the beauty of the Italian way of life (from food to craftsmanship and fashion) for citizens of the world either in groups or travelling individually who see Italy as the country where www.crepalditour.it www.nostraitalia.it www.citpartners.it beauty in every shape and form is shown at its best. 3 Together, ADVANTAGES to see the world with new eyes. WHAT WE OFFER THOSE WHO TRAVEL WITH US: Telephone help desk during the whole journey Medical and baggage insurance Holiday cancellation insurance on request Reliable partners (guides, restaurants, hotels, transport and other) Great attention is paid to the choice of menus that enhance local excellences and local dishes which enhance the overall experience Professional tour guides are available on request Assistance and booking fees for exhibitions, events and various activities are included in the price Personalised estimates Personalised consultation for activities and visits that form part of the Nostra Italia Crepaldi Tour have always selected and offered the best locations and places for you to visit Project with special reference to Made in Italy and other scheduled events with destinations both in Italy and abroad. Specialised in group and individual tourism, the company propose destinations which favour cultural enrichment, create promotion opportunities, A cheery greeting when you call us because travelling is fun, it's a joy we share every enhance the visited areas, meeting others and social interaction. day and it is the passion that drives this company! 5 Our products INDEX ART & CULTURE, GOOD FOOD AND WINE, WELL-BEING AND SPORT, ITALIAN EXCELLENCE, EVENTS 6. Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta 8. Lombardy 10. Trentino Alto Adige 12. Veneto 14. Friuli Venezia Giulia 16. Emilia-Romagna 18. Tuscany 20. Liguria 22. Umbria 24. Le Marche 26. Lazio 28. Campania 30. Abruzzo and Molise 32. Puglia 34. Basilicata and Calabria 36. Sicily 38. Sardinia 40. Abroad Art & Culture Good food and wine Well-being and sport Art. Culture. Traditions. History. A journey of discovery of Italian Rediscover yourself surrounded by Itineraries and experiences that culture and cuisine. Products and unforgettable scenery, strolling through cause you to think and to enrich production processes to discover and idyllic locations or simply riding along you on your return safeguard on a bike Italian excellence Events Journeys of discovery of the Made in Special or characteristic moments that Italy culture in terms of food and wine, deserve a visit or a journey craftsmanship and fashion PIEMONT 7 VALLE D'A PIEDMONT/VALLE D'AOSTA SUGGESTED TRIPS From 2 to 8 days OSTA WELCOME TO THE COURT: TURIN'S FIRSTS A STROLL IN LANGHE, CASTLES AND RESIDENCES ROERO AND MONFERRATO, TREASURES OF UNESCO Today we'd like to try to imagine how the Have you any idea how many words and We're about to start a journey to one of the nobility lived. We'll do this by visiting the many phrases you'd need to describe all the first last Italian sites to be listed by UNESCO: the castles which cover the hillsides of Piedmont places Turin has earned? Want to try? The first landscapes of Langhe, Roero and Monferrato. and the Valle d’Aosta. We'll start with Racconigi capital of Italy from 1861 to 1864 and heart We'll travel amongst hills with breath-taking Castle, one of the residences of the Royal of the Kingdom of Savoy. Home of the oldest tinges where just the colours that change with House of Savoy as is the Reggia di Venaria Egyptian Museum in the world and second the seasons seem to mark the time. We'll visit Reale which, following extensive renovation only to Cairo. And why not number one in the ancient villages surrounded by soft slopes covered work, has returned to its former splendour. On world for chocolate? Turin is the birthplace of with vines as far as the eye can see and where entering the Great Gallery, the whiteness of Nutella®, Gianduiotti and Bicerin: together we'll the scent of wine is everywhere. We'll visit wine the statues and the surrounding plasterwork uncover the secrets of these delights. Don't cellars where wine-making know-how has been is almost blinding. Next is Canavese with its forget either that Turin was the birthplace of passed down from one generation to the next. castles and its "gold", Erbaluce, one of the great the Italian motor industry. The first factories We'll discover the history of Asti Spumante, white Piedmont wines. We have Govone Castle, were built here and the first exhibition went one of the most exported wines and Canelli, site of the “Tulipani a corte” (Tulips at the on to become the Turin Motor Show. It was where in 1850, Carlo Gancia created the first court) fair in spring or the Palazzina di Caccia also the birthplace of many illustrious names Italian spumante in so-called "underground Stupinigi, is a luxurious and sophisticated throughout the ages from Victor Emmanuel cathedrals". Then we have Barbera, Barbaresco, residence used for the hunting and festival II, first King of Italy, Camillo Benso, count of Monferrato, Nebbiolo. but other tastes too such season where building began in 1729 on Cavour; Gianni Agnelli, the founder of Fiat and as cheeses or Alba truffles that are celebrated MY PIEDMONT. To the East of Turin lie the Superga hill and the Real Basilica takes its name from it. In 1706, when Turin was plans drawn by Filippo Juvarra. But if we cross Rita Levi Montalcini, the Nobel prize winner for at the International festival every year between invaded by the French, Victor Amadeus II climbed these hills to see the battle field. At that time there was a small church there the Piedmont border and travel to the Valle medicine. The list could go on forever. Turin was October and November. To open a bottle of which housed a statue of the Madonna. Victor Amadeus made an oath: if he won the battle, he would build a huge church in d’Aosta, there are also plenty of castles here also the first city in Italy for the cinema industry. wine however, we need a corkscrew. Like to honour of the Blessed Virgin. His army won, the city was liberated and he kept his promise. Unfortunately, these hills are also such as Sarre Castle not far from Aosta, which The first film was shown here in 1896 and in visit a place where there are hundreds of them? belonged to the House of Savoy until 1972 or 1907 the first Italian motion film studio opened. Expensive corkscrews, "T" type models made remembered as the place where on 4 May 1949, the entire Grande Torino football team was killed in an air crash. One thing for Fenis Castle, where the furniture is so cleverly We haven't even mentioned the rest: museums, from various materials with levers, bolts and sure is that there's a fabulous view of the peaks of the Valle d’Aosta of which Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said “I have in front of placed that it appears it is still inhabited. Ladies palazzi, avenues, castles. an infinite number of complex mechanisms. A real discovery. Here we me, the most wonderful scene that could strike the human eye”. and Gentlemen, welcome to the court! places and stories to tell you about. are in Barolo, at the Corkscrew Museum. 9 LOMBARDY SUGGESTED TRIPS LOMB From 2 to 8 days ARD Y TRIP AROUND THE LAKES NORTHERN LOMBARDY VALLEYS: LOMBARDY TOWNS AND OF LOMBARDY VALCAMONICA, VALTELLINA AND THE RIVER PO VALCHIAVENNA We find ourselves in the region which is home From the Lombardy lake region, we trace Now the River Po, we leave from Pavia, where to the biggest lakes in Italy: Lake Iseo, with the paths taken by the rivers that feed them. in medieval times, boats came upriver carrying Monteisola, the biggest lake island in Europe, is Following the path of the River Oglio, we come spices and fabrics imported by Venetian traders. covered with vines used to make Franciacorta to Valcamonica, listed as a UNESCO site for Not far from here is the Oltrepo Pavese area, sparkling wine. Then we have “That branch of its rock drawings that were carved over 8000 the only piece of Lombardy south of the Po. It the Lake Como which extends southwards…” years. We next follow the River Adda which is covered with vines used for making Bonarda, in the words of Manzoni who will guide us on feeds Lake Como and so arrive in Valchiavenna, Riesling, Buttafuoco and many other DOC and this discovery. It is however, also a lake with famous for the Maloja and Spluga Passes and DOCG wines. Staying with the Po, we come some incredibly beautiful villas which have then Madesimo and Chiavenna, the town of to Cremona, home to the biggest ever violin starred in many Italian and International films. caves and cellars carved into the mountains making school where, with the help of a master Lake Garda, the biggest, unites three Regions: and of soapstone that local craftsmen still use craftsman, we'll discover how violins are made, Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige; from to make pans, utensils and decorative items.