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Italia Slow Tour signed Trenitalia Travel Books
Promoting local trains slow travelling across Italy
Trenitalia – the national Italian railway service – edited a serie of Travel Books to promote local trains as the best way of slow travelling across the country. Hundreds of daily connections available to reach the smallest but most charming places in Italy! The quality of these Travel Books’ contents are granted by… Italia Slow Tour! Yes, it is our pleasure to inform you that Italia Slow Tour – in the shape of author Marcello Crosara – created and signed the guides!
The Travel Books available are eight:
- “I Borghi più belli d’Italia“, about the most beautiful historical villages in Italy)
- “61 spiagge da amare“, about 61 Italian beaches (splitted into a couple of volumes)
- “Grandi giardini italiani“, about 22 Italian Gardens
- “Siti italiani patrimonio dell’UNESCO“, about 33 Italian UNESCO heritage sites
- “Neve. 8 impianti sciistici” (about 8 Italian skiing places), together with “Parchi. 8 oasi naturali” (about 8 Italian natural parks)
- “Wellness, 21 località termali“, about 21 Italian SPA resort and places
The list of Italian Borghi included in the travel guide: Bard in region Aosta Valley; Mombaldone, Orta San Giulio, Vogogna in region Piedmont; Moneglia, Finalborgo, Laigueglia, Borgio Verezzi, Campo Ligure, Vernazza in region Liguria; Chiusa, Egna, Vipiteno in region Trentino Sud Tirol; Montagnana in Veneto; Venzone in region Friuli Venezia Giulia; Brisighella in region Emilia Romagna; Buonconvento in region Tuscany; Grottammare in region Marche; Castiglione Del Lago, Spello, Passignano Sul Trasimeno in region Marche; Tagliacozzo in region Abruzzo; Vietri Sul Mare in region Campania; Chianalea in region Campania; Cefalù in region Sicily. Book realized together with I borghi più belli d’Italia association.
The list of Italian beaches included in the travel guide: Francavilla al mare, Pescara, Vasto San Salvo in region Abruzzo; Maratea and Metaponto in region Basilicata; Tropea, Pizzo, Ricadi, Santa Domenica, Zambrone, Scilla, Praja, Scalea, Belvedere, Cetraro, Brancaleone, Gioiosa Jonica, Roccella Jonica in region Calabria; Agropoli, Ascea, Policastro, Sapri, Vietri sul mare in region Campania; Cattolica, Rimini, Riccione, Cervia, Misano Adriatico in region Emilia Romagna; Formia, Nettuno, S. Marinella, Santa Severa in region Lazio; S. Margherita Ligure, Rapallo, Levanto, Monterosso, Riomaggiore, Camogli, Spotorno, Finale Ligure, Alassio, Varazze, Sanremo in region Liguria; Senigallia, S. Benedetto del Tronto, Porto Recanati in region Marche; Termoli in region Molise; Monopoli, Polignano a mare, Torre Quetta in region Apulia; Capo D’Orlando, Tusa, Gioiosa marea, Taormina in region Sicily; Golfo Aranci, Cala Sabina, Marinella in region Sardinia; Follonica, San Vincenzo, Castiglioncello, Viareggio in region Tuscany.
The list of Italian Gardens included in the travel guide: Isola Bella and Pallavicino Park in region Piedmont; Villa Ormond, Villa Grock, Villa della Pergola, Villa Durazzo Pallavicini and Villa Durazzo in region Liguria; Villa Necchi Campiglio and Brera Botanical Garden in region Lombardy; Terme di Levico Park in region Trentino Sud Tirol; Giardino Giusti and Padua Botanical Garden in region Veneto; Boboli Gardens and Bardini Garden in region Tuscany; Palazzo Colonna Garden, Vatican Gardens, Villa d’Este and Ville Pontificie di Castel Gandolfo in region Latium; Reggia di Caserta in region Campania; Palermo Botanical Garden, Catania Botanical Garden and Casa Pennisi in region Sicily.
The list of Italian Skiing places included in the travel guide: Aosta and Telecabina Aosta/Pila in region Aosta Valley; Bardonecchia, Beaulard, Manavelle Park, Limone Piemonte, Riserva Bianca Lift in region Piedmont; Dobbiaco, Versciaco, Comprensorio Tre Cime, San Candido, Piste Baranci in region Trentino Sud Tirol; Cortina d’Ampezzo in region Veneto.
The list of Italian Natural Parks included in the travel guide: Cinque Terre NP in region Liguria; Oltrepò Mantovano NP in region Lombardy; Po Delta NP in regions Veneto and Emilia Romagna; Casentinesi Woods NP in region Tuscany; Sibillini Mountains NP and Clitunno Falls NP in region Umbria; Macchia Grande Wood in region Latium; Torre Guaceto Marine Area in region Apulia.
The list of Italian SPA resort and places included in the travel guide: Acqui Terme in region Piedmont; Merano and Levico Terme in region Trentino Sud Tirol; Abano Terme and Montegrotto Terme in region Veneto; Porretta Terme, Salsomaggiore Terme, Castel S. Pietro Terme and Cervia in region Emilia Romagna; Rapolano Terme, Montecatini Terme, Equi Terme and Venturina Terme in region Tuscany; Genga in region Le Marche; Popoli in region Umbria; Viterbo and Tivoli Terme in region Latium; Telese Terme and Torre Annunziata in region Campania; Terme Luigiane in region Calabria; Terme Vigliatore in region Sicily.