Special offers 2011 Holidays in Italy, low price or low cost 2011What to See and Where to Go in Italy Holidays 2011 in Italy, Book your cheap holidays Discover tourist attractions and things to do in Italy:Latium - Be fascinated by Rome's historical sites - the Colosseum, the Forum and the Pantheon. At the Trevi Fountain, visitors guarantee their return to Rome by throwing a coin into the waters. Agrigento Attractions - Sicily Tourism Hotels are well established in this town as tourism represents a significant source of income for the local population. There are also beaches a short distance away, at Lido San Leone (7km/4mi to the southeast) and at Porto Empédocle. Festivals Traditional festivals and events include the almond blossom festival in February, the festival of the town's patron saint, San Calogero (first and second Sundays in July), the garden mass and craft show (also in July). the Pirandello festival and the Persephone festival (with classical performances), both in August, and the competition for composers of film music, the ''Efebo d'Or'', which takes place in September. Liguria - In Genoa (Genova), the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, go and see the Galleria di Palazzo Bianco (website: www.museopalazzobianco.it). It has an exceptional collection of paintings by Genoese artists. Campania - See the place where pizza was invented, Naples (website: www.inaples.it). The impressive Museo Archeologico Nazionale houses an excellent collection of Greco-Roman artefacts, including mosaics from Pompeii. Tuscany - Stand in the stunning Piazza del Campo in Siena (website: www.terresiena.it), the shell-shaped heart of this walled medieval city in southern Tuscany. See it at its best early in the morning or at sunset. |
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