If you want to know how to really celebrate Easter, go to Kefalonia. It is possibly one of the most significant periods in their annual calendar. Every year Easter is observed with copious amounts of tradition, passion, reverence, and eventual jubilant festivities. This year the date for Easter Sunday falls on 1st May 2016.
What is bigger than Christmas? Well in Crete, it is certainly Easter. Filled with far more passion and fervour, it is a tradition unbroken through generations of families of this island. Each year Easter Sunday will fall on a different date, for 2016 Easter Sunday will be the 1st May.
Italy, the land of the Latin temperament, great food and wine is steeped in history. The region of Perugia is stunning even by Italy’s high standards. Umbria, of which Perugia forms the bigger part at nearly 2,500 square miles, is divided into two provinces. It is the only Italian region to have no coastline or
Being jet lagged when we arrive at a new location can seriously hamper how we kick-start our holiday. Fortunately, there are steps we can take to help stave off dreaded jet lag and arrive at our holiday destination ready to explore and enjoy our new surroundings to the max.
Don’t rush through Tuscany just to reach Florence, you will be missing something very special. The Chianti region has become synonymous with wine, but it also has other things to offer. The region and its main city of Siena is considered by many to be the real heart of old Tuscany, and as well as
The Côte d’Azur is renowned for its beaches and bright blue sea. However what a lot of people don’t anticipate is that many of the incredible beaches of the Côte d’Azur comprise of pebbles. One of the best pebble beaches is Villefranche, where the whole beachfront is open to the public, and the beach is
There is a lot to do in the vast and varied lands of Istria with your children, the trouble may be in deciding what to choose first. Here are just some of the possibilities.
Enjoy idyllic rural simplicity in the heart of the Tuscan countryside by staying at the fabulous Villa Giotto. This impressive country farmhouse has seven bedrooms and six bathrooms and sleeps 13 guests in the beautiful Mugella Valley, described as one of the loveliest valleys in the whole of Tuscany.
Paxos can be found just nine miles from Corfu. This tiny island is only eight miles long by three miles wide. Being able to revel in its easy pace and gentle charm, it’s hardly surprising that many visitors of Paxos return year after year to re-acquaint themselves with its unique qualities.
Casa Camilla is a beautiful five bedroom, four bathroom house that overlooks the undulating hills of Tuscany and the rooftops of the walled Renaissance city of Lucca.
