Archive for March, 2009

Visit Viareggio in Tuscany

March 18, 2009

Today I’ll take you  to a very nice and interesting locality of Tuscany: Viareggio. This is a little but big city in the Tirrenian coast, famous not only for the beautiful sea and sand with very  organized beach areas but also for a lot of other attractions. Rich of pubs, bars, luxurious hotels, restaurants, shops and every kind of  entertainment places, Viareggio is not only a destination for summertime’s holidays ( often for celebrities): in winter too you can have a very good time going to see or to take part at the local “Mardi Gras”. The Carnevale di Viareggio is very famous and appreciate in Italy, almost like the Venetian’s one. In this days Viareggio’s streets seems like a little Rio de Janeiro, with fanciful masked wagons characterizing different politics or italian celebrity (but not limited) life’s themes, and costumed people that follow them singing, dancing and laughing!
Speaking about dance and songs, if you like music there are a lot of theatres and clubs that often accommodate very famous artists and if  you prefer opera, very near  Viareggio you can find Torre del lago Puccini, where during the summer you can assist at the Puccinian Season, with the performance of the lyric theatres of the great Giacomo Puccini, in the suggestive open theatre in front of the lake, and just near the house of the famous Italian composer.
Enjoy your holiday, in any  seasons you’ll  have it.

Your Travel to Castelsardo in Sardinia

March 17, 2009

For a funny and suggestive day of your holidays in north Sardinia, you can go to Castelsardo, a characteristic small town erecedt on an headland near Golfo dell’Asinara: it’s a tiring walk but it’s worth visiting. The village is surmounted by an amazing castle called Castel-aragonese with an awesome view and an interesting story. I think that Castelsardo it’s a very nice place because you can feel like you are living a few centuries ago thanks of his alleys where you can often see many old craftsmen weaving typical sardinian baskets and fishermen who tangle fishing nets! After this unusual day you can be very hungry but don’t worry: you can easily find good restaurants where you’ll eat sardinian food (zuppa gallurese, pulligiones, seadas…), seafood and fish, drinking a good wine, liquor made by myrtle and a strong cleare spirit distilled from grapes called “Filu e ferru” . Have a nice stay.