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24/04/2025

✨Discover Montecatini Terme & Montecatini Alto – A Perfect Wellness Getaway in Tuscany

📍Nestled between Florence and Lucca, Montecatini Terme is famous for its elegant thermal spas, Art Nouveau architecture, and relaxing atmosphere. But don’t stop there—take the historic funicular up to Montecatini Alto, a medieval hilltop village with stunning views and charming trattorias.

📝What to do:
• Recharge at one of the historic thermal baths (Tettuccio is a must!). Since the 19th century, its healing springs have attracted well-known figures such as Verdi, Puccini, and Vittorio Emanuele II, who never missed a chance to enjoy a holiday in Tuscany’s warm waters.
• Ride the vintage cable car to Montecatini Alto (open till midnight(!)) and wander its cobbled alleys

🧇What to taste:
• Cialde di Montecatini – light, crispy wafers filled with almonds. Perfect at the end of a meal or served with gelato.
• A glass of local red or white wine, Valdinievole DOC (controlled designation of origin). There are some records, that, in fact, as early as the 1300s, Valdinievole wines were allowed into Florence without paying customs duties, in order to grant exclusivity to the Florentine territories.

✨Tuscany at its most relaxing. Would you add Montecatini to your next itinerary?

19/04/2025

🐣Happy Easter from Emilia-Romagna!

✨From our table to yours — may your Easter be filled with joy, good company, and a touch of Italian flavor.
🍷🧀Prosciutto, Parmigiano, Lambrusco… and a countryside that feels like a warm embrace.

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05/04/2025

Looking for the real Italy?

📍Emilia-Romagna
📍Tuscany
📍Lake Garda
📍The Dolomites

From rolling vineyards to cheese caves and Ferrari engines, our tours show you more than monuments—they reveal Italy’s soul.

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08/02/2025

🎭✨ It’s a Carnival Time in Italy! And it’s not just all about Venice! ✨🎭

Looking for an unforgettable Carnival experience in Italy? Here are two must-visit destinations where creativity, tradition, and festive vibes come alive! 🇮🇹🎊

📍 Cento Carnival (Emilia-Romagna) – Inspired by Brazil’s Rio Carnival, Cento is all about grand parades, music, and larger-than-life satirical floats that bring humor and creativity to the streets. The energy is contagious! 💃🎶

📍 Viareggio Carnival (Tuscany) – Home to some of Europe’s most elaborate papier-mâché floats, Viareggio’s parade is a true artistic masterpiece! Over 20 meters high and 12 meters wide, with 21 artisan companies that create the festive floats. These massive, moving sculptures often carry powerful social messages. 🌍🎭

✨ Let us help plan your perfect Carnival adventure in Italy!

29/01/2025

❄️ Lake Garda in Winter – A Peaceful Escape! ❄️

Most people visit Lake Garda in summer, but winter is just as magical! ✨ The lake is quiet, the air is fresh, and the mountains are covered in snow. You can wander through pretty villages, sip hot wine, and enjoy the beauty without the crowds. 🍷🏔️

🚤 Why visit in winter?
✔️ No crowds – enjoy the lake in peace.
✔️ Breathtaking views – snow-covered mountains and clear blue water. 💙
✔️ Tasty winter food – polenta, hearty stews, and delicious local wine. 🍲🍷

✨ Whether you’re strolling through Sirmione, admiring the Scaliger Castle in Malcesine, or indulging in a wellness retreat, Lake Garda in winter is pure magic!

Would you visit Lake Garda in winter? Tell us in the comments! 👇💬

24/12/2024

Buon Natale and Best Wishes for the New Year!🎄

As the festive season arrives, we at Aurea Travel want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with joy, love, and adventure!

 
May your holiday season be as sweet as Italian panettone, as sparkling as Prosecco, and as warm as our Italian sunshine!

06/11/2024

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05/10/2024

Summertime memories ☀️🏞️✨

12/08/2024

🍇 is not only about wine, the local cheeses, cold cuts, among others also deserve special attention.

✨The narrow streets of medieval towns hide small family-run shops and , where the art of producing local gastronomic delicacies has been handed down from generation to generation.

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👉🏼Join us on our tours of medieval towns in Tuscany

06/08/2024

Postcards from Venice✨

04/08/2024

🪄How can one not love a city like Bologna? Its history, its liveliness, its food and... its porticos! Not only shelter from the rain and sun, but also a meeting space between streets and squares where one moves around looking at shop windows, as well as at murals, mosaics, frescos.

🏆Awarded a UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2021, these characteristic architectural elements follow one another for more than 60 km, 40 km of which are in the historic center alone, creating a spectacular concatenation that makes this city unique and attracts so many visitors each year.

📚The history of Bologna’s porticoes begins in the Middle Ages, when the growth of the University and the repopulation of the historic center necessitated new building measures.

🪄To make up for the lack of space, the floors of the second floors widened outward: in 1288, city statutes made it compulsory for every new dwelling to have a portico, which thus became a public asset and no longer private.

📝The 1288 edict also regulated the greatest urban planning revolution that ever existed in the city in medieval times. For example, 2.66m was the minimum height of Bologna’s Porticoes, such that a man on horseback can pass...with hat on his head.

⁉️Have you already visited Bologna?

28/06/2024

🪄Treasures of Chianti classico area

🍷How about visiting a winery which was in the 1400s owned by the father of Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Gioconda) and which was included in her dowry?

🍇The factory was already clearly indicated on the maps and is located near one of the ancient ridge roads that joined the Val di Pesa and thus Florence to the Val d`Elsa and the Via Francigena.

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👉🏼Join us on an unforgettable wine tour through the rolling hills of Chianti.

18/05/2024

🍇🍷Join us on an unforgettable wine tour through the rolling hills of Chianti. Our local experts will guide you to hidden gems, exclusive wineries, and charming vineyards that most tourists never get to see. Taste world-renowned wines, savor authentic Tuscan cuisine, and immerse yourself in the rich culture and history of this breathtaking region.

🚶‍♂️ Small Groups for a Personal Touch
🍇 Exclusive Winery Visits
🍷 Local Wine Tastings
🍽️ Traditional Tuscan Meals
🌄 Stunning Scenic Views

Book your spot now and let the magic of Chianti captivate your senses! 🍇✨

30/04/2024

Postcards from Sardegna 🌊

26/04/2024

🪄The most memorable experience is when you not only watch others do something, but also try to do it yourself.

👩‍🍳Ready to discover the secrets of real fresh homemade pasta in the very heart of Emilian countryside, learning how to make tortellini, tagliatelle, tortelloni and more?

🍝Or would you prefer to join us at a farmhouse in Tuscany, where you could learn how to use fantastic local ingredients coming directly from the vegetable garden?

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Let us help you design your next trip around Italy.

17/04/2024

The production of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena P.D.O. begins in the countryside amid the vineyards of typical Modenese grapes.

🖌️The production regulations permit the use of about 40 different grape varieties, although the most common are lambrusco (13 varieties) and trebbiani (20 varietals).

🍇In September, the grapes harvested and then pressed, thus obtaining the raw must, which will then go on to cook for several hours.

⏲️Once the cooking is complete, begins one of the most critical phase, a natural alcoholic fermentation in the product. In this artisanal phase experience makes all the difference, as it is not possible to use yeasts or control temperature in any way.

🪄Once 4-5-6 degrees of alcohol were obtained, the product could be taken from the large barrels and then used as a graft for the production. This product stops the alcoholic fermentation and starts the acetic oxidation that turns the alcohol into acetic acid.

☝🏼The only raw material which is used for the production of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena is cooked, fermented and acetified must.

Have you already seen the production of the Balsamic Vinegar?

06/03/2024

❄️🧣Winter charm

09/02/2024

Check out some of our tips on what you can see in Florence in 1 day

Here’s your guide to making the most of your day, or what to see and do in Florence in 1 day. Your perfect day in Florence starts here.