Welcome to Sunvil Discovery’s specialist Italian programme. Italy is a beautiful country which cannot fail to impress. Rich in culture and history, it has an unending list of attractions to suit all tastes and interests. Simply mention fashion and immediately names like Armani, Versace, Ferragamo and Dolce e Gabbana roll off the tongue.
It is impossible to talk about gastronomy without thinking about Italian cuisine from rich pastas and delicate pastries to the mouth-watering Neapolitan ice cream.
The cities of Rome, Florence and Venice, all UNESCO World Heritage Sites, are home to some of the world’s best known works of art from Botticelli’s painting of the ‘Birth of Venus’ (Uffizzi gallery in Florence) to Michelangelo’s awe-inspiring paintings adorned on the roof of the Sistine chapel (Vatican in Rome). Some of the best ruins of the ancient Greek world are to be found in southern Italy and Sicily – Paestum, Selinunte, Segesta and Syracuse to name but a few. From cities to lakes, lakes to mountains, mountains to spectacular coastal resorts and rural landscapes, Italy has it all.
