Travel to Italy

Piazza Tasso

Sorrento's centre is Piazza Tasso, built astride the gorge that runs through the centre of town; it was named after the wayward sixteenth-century Italian poet to whom the town was home and has a statue of him in the far corner. There's nothing much to see in Sorrento itself, but it's nice to wander through the streets that feed into the square, some of which are pedestrianized for the lively evening passeggiata

SORRENTO

Topping the rocky cliffs close to the end of its peninsula, 25km south of Pompeii, the last town of significance on this side of the bay, SORRENTO is solely and unashamedly a resort, its inspired location and mild climate drawing foreigners from all over Europe for close on 200 years. Ibsen wrote part of Peer Gynt in Sorrento, Wagner and Nietzsche had a well-publicized row here, and Maxim Gorky lived for over a decade in the town. Nowadays it's strictly package-tour territory, but really none the worse for it, with little of the brashness of its Spanish and Greek equivalents but all of their vigour, a bright, lively place that retains its southern Italian roots

Gran Premio di Formula Uno

The Italians stage the Formula One World Championships on the same track that the mythical Ferraris are tested out. Every September, one of the fiercest competitions takes place, as international Formula One drivers take each other on, driving around the 5,770 metres of racing track at Monza. Their aim? To gain the Winner's Cup and get those 10 extra points to secure the World Champion title. The race always starts at 2p Italian time and consists of 53 laps. Tickets are priced according to the day and location (stands or field) and reservations can be made at the race track and other outlets.

Parco di Monza

Monza Park was created between 1805-10 on the orders of Luigi di Beauharnais, the Napoleonic viceroy, as an extension of the gardens of the Villa Reale to create a model estate and hunting grounds. Designed by Luigi Canonica, a pupil of Piermarini, and Luigi Villoresi, it was enlarged in 1840 by Giovanni Brenna. The park is one of Lombardy's largest green areas and the largest enclosed park in Europe. It has a perimeter of 14 km and covers 800 hectares; it has 3 woods, cultivated areas, mills, farmhouses and villas and was landscaped to create long straight views that once divided the various areas to suit the court. The Autodromo was built in it in 1920 (one of the first race tracks) and has continued to take up more space ever since, changing the nature of the park. The construction of 150,000 seats on 1 million sq. metres of land brought the destruction of various sections of woodland. There are also various other sporting facilities: 9 and 18 hole golf courses, tennis courts and a riding school bring thousands of visitors and sports fans every Sunday.

Adria's Cup

The Circolo Nautico di Riccione organizes the Adrias Cup sailing regatta every year in collaboration with the Yachting Club di Porto Verde. The competition's route crosses the Adriatic from Porto Verde, to Riccione, to Sansego (in Croatia), to the Galiola island, and back to Porto Verde. The regatta takes place annually during July and lasts for around 40 hours. Cabin cruisers of all lengths are allowed to take part and are subdivided into "cruise" and "regatta" classes

Walky Cup-Acquafan

This is the only disco in Italy where you can dance after coming down a water-chute. Walky Cup is a large tent in the middle of Acquafan where concerts, great dance music and other entertainments are on offer. The music is in the hands of the experts from Radio DJ. Remember, the disco is only open in summer.

Indiana Golf

  Indiana Golf is a thematic minigolf course where you can experience the emotions related to the pleasure of concentration and accuracy through two charming thematic courses very well cared for down to the smallest details, "Arca Perduta" and "Ultima Crociata." In its 7000 square meters, you can thus relax in the middle of greenery and well-mounted scenery, but also challenge your friends to determine the best golfer over 18 holes. At the Tropical Snack Bar, to console the losers and reward

Estate a Match Music

Every summer the ideal place for meeting and entertainment is Match Music Territory, the famous TV station annex on the beach. Various artists perform here all summer long on a huge stage set in the sand near the slides of the aquatic park, the pub area and the skater's launching pad. Free nightly concerts are held and TV shows are recorded. This is definitely one of the most crowded nightspots in the Riviera. The concert schedule varies every year but it's always rich and exciting. National artists and emerging new bands perform here, increasing their popularity and success

Vita Marina Delphinarium Riccione

Since 1962 this "Delphinarium", first of its kind in Europe, has been showing the hidden underwater world of sea mammals. Today it hosts 6 Dolphins able to entertain the audience with their very surprising performance of intelligence and ability. The structure combines the Dolphin show with important initiatives which promote a new way of education through entertainment. The Delphinarium hosts a permanent exhibitions, audio-visual shows, shell collections and aquaria with flora and fauna of Mediterranean habitat. The scientific and didactic aspects of this activity are co-ordinated by the Cetacean Foundation. The Cetacean Foundation biologist have organized a very interesting exhibition on turtles "Tarta-Ugo alla Riscossa".

Pizza

Italian food's international reputation is really well deserved. Pizza, pasta, osso buco, and rissoto are  traditional marks in Italian's diets. The order of dishes in a traditional Italian meal is as follows: antipasti, primo, secondo, contorni et dolci. Make your choice! In general, Italians don't eat a five course meal everyday. They keep it two to or three simple courses. They say that pizza was originally a poor person's dish. A bunch of ingredients (whatever one could get his hands on) were thrown onto a piece of dough and the whole thing was put in the oven. Today, pizza is one of the most popular dishes in the world and in some places  extremely expensive .