Tailor-made Tours & Holidays, Wine & Food, Bleisure
Italy is the land of art and wine bonanza, a paradise for foodies and art lovers. Regions such as Tuscany and Piedmont pop immediately in mind, thanks to the “wine shires” of Chianti and Langhe, and to the cities of classic and contemporary art like Florence and...
Destinations & Seasonality, Tailor-made Tours & Holidays
Here we are with our seasonal appointment regarding cultural and gastronomic events around Italy. The months of September and October are packed with enticing events spanning throughout cinema, painting exhibitions and delicious food festivals. Let’s begin with a...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays
The street festival circuit has become a way of life for many artists, and an increasing number of people appreciate visiting this kind of event, whether they are art fans or not. Festivals tend to include a healthy mix of local and international artists who present...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays
With its thousands of ancient ruins, historic buildings, picturesque piazze, idyllic parks and soothing fountains, Italy is a giant al fresco museum. Among these wonders, there are actual outdoor areas that have been officially designated as open-air museums. In...
Destinations & Seasonality, Tailor-made Tours & Holidays
Picture yourself living for some days in a small Italian village, harvesting produce with the locals or buying fresh vegetables from a farmer’s market, enjoying cappuccino in your favorite piazza, and participating in traditional events and activities. This is the...
Corporate Events, Incentives
Roman ruins, Baroque buildings, Art Nouveau and contemporary styles: Piedmont boasts an amazing architectural heritage. In particular, the region has been doing some outstanding work promoting contemporary art, and has gained significant credibility for its...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays
Italy is the nation where opera was born. If you love opera and music, at Italian Special Occasions DMC we can help you design bespoke event and travel experiences for families, groups of friends and corporate outings. Imagine the WOW-factor of your family reunion or...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays, News
Venice has always been an important city at global level, especially thanks to its history as a hub of international trade between East and West. For the past 120 years, this beautiful lagoon town has placed itself at the center of the international arts world by...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays
Travelers are becoming more demanding: an increasing number of people hunt for experiential journeys that bring them closer to local cultures and traditions, far from the beaten track and mass tourism. In particular, families are among the top promoters of this...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays
Since its beginnings with the ancient Greeks, the history of theater has been closely tied to the Italian territory and artistic movements. In fact, the country boasts an amazing amount of theatrical buildings, whether ruins, functioning venues (both old and modern),...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays
Interest in the Marche region is on the rise – and this is no surprise. A combination for history, influence, nature and experience makes the Marche one of the most culturally interesting regions in Italy. Just to mention a few figures: there are approximately 100...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays, Bleisure
Imagine yourself wandering in Venice with your family or friends: the elegant buildings reflect in the water, posters around the lagoon city promote cultural events and theater shows, the gondola boats peacefully float by the canals. You have a unique opportunity to...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays
Friuli Venezia Giulia is a land of frontiers and intersections, of emigrants and immigrants, of a complex history with different ruling powers. The result is a region that has an extremely rich and mixed heritage. In today’s post, we will explore some of its...
Destinations & Seasonality
On the weekend of the 12-13th of October, the idyllic countryside near Florence hosted an initiative aimed at promoting local culture and the territory through arts. Specifically, the event took place in the rustically elegant Tenuta di Sticciano farmhouse. Artists,...
Corporate Events, Event Venues
The name ‘Campania’ is probably not as famous as other regions of Italy, such as Tuscany. But millions of travelers are in love with it, thanks to Hollywood movies filmed in different, irresistibly picturesque locations in this sunny region. Some of these film...
Destinations & Seasonality, Tailor-made Tours & Holidays
Faenza features attractions like the medieval Palazzo del Podestà, the neoclassical Palazzo Milzetti and the Tuscan-style Cathedral, which is one of the highest expressions of Renaissance art in the region of Emilia Romagna, where this lovely town is located. But...
Destinations & Seasonality
The Tuscia is a historical region located between Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Since prehistoric times, this beautiful land has welcomed many different people that have left obvious signs of their presence. In particular, the Etruscan civilization...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays, Bleisure
“Here you breathe a European atmosphere” – commented a German publisher while visiting Bari – “it is quite different from what we image for a southern Italian city”. In the image: the Historic Masseria San Domenico in the past and in the present It...
Tailor-made Tours & Holidays, Bleisure
Today’s topic is… music! In particular we would like to tell you more about the city of Cremona, in the region of Lombardy, which is especially distinguished for its musical history. In fact, some of the earliest and most renowned luthiers came from Cremona,...
