In terms of Unesco World Heritage sites Italy has more than any other country. Visitors are therefore attracted to its cities of art, like Rome, Venice and Florence, However, there is far more to Italy than just its art treasures. You could go hiking in the Dolomites or visit Sardinia. Or how about a skiing trip?
In recent years there has been a growing trend for skiers, especially beginners and intermediates put off by the resorts of Tignes and Couramayeur, to look for resorts with more green, blue and red runs. Add to this pistes which are overcrowded and highly-priced, a holiday for families with children loses its appeal. It is therefore worth considering lesser known resorts such as Montecampione in the Italian Alps – one of the closest ski resorts to Bergamo. It is ideal for beginners and intermediates and also for shorter ski breaks as there are no long transfer times.Lesser known resorts, including Montecampione, offer flexible date packages and often their ski hire and ski passes are included in the price so they can prove cheaper than the more well-known resorts in terms of ski passes and food on the slopes.
Or what about a visit to Mount Vesuvius and Pompei? Mount Vesuvius is the only volcano on the mainland of Europe that has erupted within the last hundred years. It has exploded more than fifty times since 79AD and is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because three million people live in its shadow. The Romans and Greeks regarded Vesuvius as being sacred to the god Hercules and so they named the town of Herculaneum after him.The eruption buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Since then the volcano has erupted many times and it was during the recovery work of one of the eruption that the ruins of Pompei were discovered. It had been preserved in ash and visitors to the excavated ruins can see not only what it might have looked like in 79AD but also imagine what it must have been like for the people of the cities escaping the lava and ash and the tsunami which ensued.