It was March 21, 1987 when 39 mayors met in Siena to give life to the National Association of Wine Cities. They were the mayors and administrators of Alba, Asti, Barbaresco, Barile, Barolo, Buonconvento, Canale, Carema, Carmignano, Castagneto Carducci, Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Diano d’Alba, Dogliani, Dozza, Florence, Frascati, Gaiole in Chianti, Gattinara, Greve in […]
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Hotel Antigo Trovatore is in Calle della Rasse, about a hundred metres from the “San Zaccaria” public transport stop connecting the city centre to the bus station at Piazzale Roma, where airport buses pass, and with the Railway Station. Its strategic position right in the centre of the city (just a couple of minutes from Piazza San Marco […]
Hotel Rosa Salva is a hotel in Venice that has been completely renovated to guarantee its guests a great experience in Venice. All rooms overlook the typical Venetian streets. It is located just a few steps from Piazza San Marco and the Rialto Bridge, so you can experience up close the essence of the city.The interior decoration is in […]
Where to eat in Venice is something you need to know to visit the city in the right way. Yes, because Venice is a city with a rich culinary tradition and eating Bigoi in Salsa, Sardines in Saor and all the delicacies of typical Venetian cuisine is a must for every tourist. During your visit to Venice you will also be […]
Although Milan hotel prices are not as high as in Rome or Venice, they are still relatively expensive. Nevertheless, if you book in advance you can find good deals in mid-range centrally located hotels. Best places to stay in Milan Milan is a relatively small city. Most of the town’s tourist attractions and museums are in the city centre or very close to it, […]
Italian cuisine is most famous for its best-known dishes: pasta and pizza. Bit it offers a lot more, with more elaborate dishes based on the scents and tastes of the Mediterranean. Typical Milanese Dishes Here is a list of some of the most typical Milanese dishes. We have put the names in Italian so that if you happen to […]
Hotels in Rome are not renowned for their value for money. Many are overpriced and do not offer a very good service. This said, there are plenty of hotels, apartments and hostals in the city which are very satisfactory. Best places to stay in Rome Rome is a relatively small city and all accommodation located between […]
Discover Rome’s traditional cuisine and a list of our favorite restaurants. Once you get to this destination, don’t forget to try its most famous products such as limoncello, ice-cream, Roman style pizzas or a good cappuccino. Roman cuisine Italian restaurants in Rome will have a selection of mouth-watering dishes to choose from, from colourful salads […]
Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian eyewear conglomerate and the world’s largest company in the eyewear industry. It is based in Milan, Italy. As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes and retails its eyewear brands, including LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Target Optical, Eyemed vision care plan, and Glasses.com. […]
Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of coffee products. Founded in Turin in 1895 by Luigi Lavazza, it was initially run from a small grocery store at Via San Tommaso 10. The business of Lavazza S.p.A. is currently administered by the third and fourth generations of the Lavazza family. Lavazza imports coffee from around the world, including Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa […]
Blufin S.p.A. is an Italian fashion house founded by Anna Molinari and her late husband Gianpaolo Tarabini. The core brand is Blumarine, which they started in 1977, followed by Miss Blumarine (1987, 8- to 14-year-old girls), Blugirl (1995, for teenagers) and Anna Molinari (1995), which is being repositioned as their luxury brand.
Bontempi is an Italian musical instrument manufacturer, best known for manufacturing low-priced, plastic-cased chord organs: small keyboard instruments in which the sound is produced by air being forced over reeds by an electric fan. Such instruments were popular in the 1970s and early 1980s, and continued to be made until the mid-1980s, when Bontempi moved […]
Borsalino is the oldest Italian company specializing in the manufacture of luxury hats. Since 1857, the manufacture has been based in Alessandria, Piedmont. The founder, Giuseppe Borsalino, is remembered for creating a particular model of felt hat characterized by the registered trademark Borsalino.
Ruote Borrani S.p.A. (established 1922 in Milano) is an Italian manufacturer of automobile and motorcycle wheels. They are known for supplying Rudge-Whitworth design centerlocking wire wheels to many Italian racing cars, sports cars and luxury cars. The company was initially named Rudge-Whitworth Milano, as the splined centerlock hub mechanism was licensed from the Coventry-based Rudge-Whitworth, which had developed the patents since 1908. It was run by Carlo […]
Bettanin & Venturi is an Italian family and artisan company that manufactures exclusive luxury men’s shoes. Founded by Giuseppe Bettanin and Gianna Venturi in 1994, Bettanin & Venturi’s workshop is located in Vigasio in the Province of Verona (Italy). It is known for very refined leather colorings. The brand has a limited distribution in the world: in the United States, […]
B&B Italia SpA is an Italian modern furniture company whose products are sold worldwide. The company was founded in 1966 by the Busnelli family, who manages the company. On March 1, 2011, the Busnelli family became majority shareholders of the company once again and now own 100% of the shares. The United States subsidiary, B&B […]
Artemide is a design-oriented Italian manufacturer founded by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza in 1960. Based in Pregnana Milanese, a suburb of Milan, the company specialises in the manufacture of lighting designed by designers and architects. The company is known for the Tizio desk lamp designed by Richard Sapper in 1972 and the Tolomeo desk […]
Giorgio Armani , commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, eyewear, cosmetics and home interiors. The brand markets these products under several labels: Giorgio Armani Privé, Giorgio Armani, Armani Collezioni, Emporio Armani (including […]
Arflex is an Italian company that makes and sells contemporary furniture. n 1947 after the war, a group of researchers and entrepreneurs that began to work on two new upholstering materials – foam rubber and elastic tape made by Pirelli – presented the technical specifications of the new products to Marco Zanuso, who saw the huge potential of the new materials in interior […]
Alpinestars is a manufacturer of clothing and protective gear for motorsports and action sports founded in 1963, and located in Asolo, Italy. Its lines include specialized products for MotoGP, motocross, motorcycling, Formula One, WEC and NASCAR, mountain Biking and surfing, and motorsports-themed, non-sports clothing, with fashion design centers in Italy and California. MONDAY – FRIDAY, […]
ALAN is an Italian bicycle manufacturer. ALAN was founded in 1972 by Falconi Lodovico, an engineer who had worked for bicycle manufacturer Torpado. The name ALAN comes from the first two letters of the Lodovico’s children, Alberto and Annamaria. It was the first company to introduce an all aluminium bicycle frame made from aerospace grade aluminum. In 1976, […]
Air Dolomiti S.p.A. is an Italian regional airline with its head office in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona, Italy and operating bases at Munich Airport and Frankfurt Airport in Germany. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. Air Dolomiti operates a network of routes from several Italian destinations to and from Munich and Frankfurt. Most of these services are sold under the Air Dolomiti brand and codeshared with Lufthansa while few […]
Marymount International School Rome is a private, Catholic, co-educational day school that seeks to nurture students and their unique talents as a whole, beginning from Early Childhood (age 2) through grade 12. In addition to a stimulating and caring environment in which English is the language of instruction, Marymount offers students: A values-based education modeled on an American […]
Since 1988 Rome International School has been offering a rewarding international education to students between the ages of 2 to 18.The school’s educational vision is aligned with the ethos of the International Baccalaureate (IB) that puts students at the centre of the learning process.Rome International School is a Cambridge International School and is the only school in Rome authorised […]
Specialized in orthopedics and traumatology based in Canazei and La Villa Trauma Medical Clinic is a private health facility with provincial authorization, specialized in orthopedics and traumatology , located in Canazei in Val di Fassa and in La Villa in Alta Badia .Its constant updating of diagnostic and treatment methods guarantees the patient the highest standard of quality of performance. Our facilities are equipped […]
We accompany couples to become a family The first network in Italy dedicated to fertility, born from the experience of Tecnobios Procreazione 9.baby Family and Fertility Center is a network of cutting-edge centers , which uses the most innovative and effective techniques of medically assisted procreation; active throughout Italy with the same level of professionalism and efficiency, we are […]
The Siena Eye Laser center boasts the prestigious CERSOI quality certification for diagnostics, laser and eye surgery. This is a certification issued only to very few centers by the Italian Ophthalmological Society that offer their patients the most advanced diagnostic systems: Scheimpflug, corneal and retinal OCT, specular microscopy, aberrometry, corneal biomechanics.Among the technologies used by our […]
“The private nursing home” Dr. Pederzoli ”was born in 1947, in Peschiera del Garda, mainly for surgery at the behest of doctor Piero Pederzoli. Over time, the Pederzoli Nursing Home has become a place for responding to the health needs of the population. This function was fully recognized in resolution no. 860 of 27/02/1987 of the Veneto […]
Center specialized in assisted reproduction in Italian-speaking Switzerland ProCrea is the center for assisted fertilization in Lugano (Switzerland) also operating in Italy with specific fertility therapies, ensuring scientific preparation and medical assistance to all couples who are looking for a child in a dedicated, serene, comfortable and highly specialized. Procrea carries out a wide range of […]
CTE has been designed to support the highest international technological standards in the fields of diagnostics and eye surgery and has equipped itself with the most qualitatively and technologically advanced tools. CTE is an ophthalmology clinic with out-of-hospital surgery facility located in Mestre Venice . In a strategic position with respect to the motorway access. It is named in homage to […]
Humanitas is a highly specialized hospital, research center and university teaching center. Inside the polyclinic, accredited by the National Health Service, specialized centers for the treatment of tumors, cardiovascular, neurological and orthopedic diseases, as well as an Ophthalmology Center and a Fertility Center merge. Humanitas is also equipped with a highly specialized EAS First Aid. Humanitas […]
Cutting-edge diagnostics and surgery in Verona The San Francesco Clinic is a private facility accredited with the National Health Service, specializing in orthopedics and traumatology and home to the CORE – European Robotic Orthopedics Center. Present in the city with two offices, it is able to offer its patients a wide range of outpatient services, with specialist […]
The Facial Clinic involves medical specialists from various branches of medicine to help you find the harmony of the face you are looking for. The first medical center in Italy that focuses its interest on the face. Specialists from different branches such as plastic surgery, otolaryngology, dermatology, ophthalmology, odontostomatology and nutrition collaborate with us, all […]
Santalucia clinic is a state-of-the-art healthcare facility, equipped with an operating room and clinics for specialist visits. The structure’s primary objective is to provide users with highly qualified healthcare services using a close-knit team of healthcare professionals. The services provided, the surgical interventions, the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures carried out, are projected to provide an optimal […]
Welcome to U.S.Abroadhc.com – a health care organization that provides English speaking individuals in Italy and Italians with the best medical and pharmaceutical services possible.The staff at U.S.Abroad Health Care are dedicated to the well-being and health of its patients in and around its home base in Vicenza and throughout Italy.
The American International Medical Center- AIMC is a private medical clinic located near the University Hospital and Milan Medical School in the downtown center of Milan. It was established in 1997 by William S. Freilich, MD FACEP and offers medical services by English-speaking doctors. It provides assistance to the international English-speaking community as well as the Italian Milan community. AIMC shares […]