The Rimini Marathon returns to the Adriatic coast on 11 and 13 april 2025. Its route touches on characteristic and evocative locations and squares. The event, animated by a strong spirit of inclusiveness, involves all running enthusiasts, from the most experienced to beginners: in addition to the 42 km marathon and the 21 km half-marathon, there are the Tenmiles 26 km, the Family Run 6 km and Kids Run 2 km. For more information visit the official website.

The great success of Cammini Aperti, an initiative aimed at enhancing Italy’s walking routes, involved the entire country in 2024, becoming the largest national event dedicated to Italy’s Ways. This achievement has paved the way for a new experience, focusing on the Ways of Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Marche, Tuscany, and Umbria. This year’s edition is centered around the 2025 Jubilee, with a special focus on the Franciscan Centenaries of 2026. The Ways at the heart of the project are: ● The Lauretani Ways – An ancient Marian pilgrimage route that connects three of Italy’s most important religious sites: the Sanctuary of the Holy House of Loreto in Marche, the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Umbria, and the Franciscan Convent of Le Celle in Cortona, Tuscany. The route continues to Siena, where it links with the Via Francigena. ● The Way of St. Benedict – A journey through medieval villages and historic abbeys rich in spirituality, crossing Umbria and Lazio. This route connects the main abbeys and sacred places associated with St. Benedict, the Patron Saint of Europe. ● The St. Francis' Way – Starting from Florence in Tuscany and Rimini in Emilia-Romagna, this Way crosses Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, and Lazio, following in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of Italy. The journey leads through the Sacred Valley of Rieti, Assisi, and finally reaches Rome.

Thanks to the mild climate, the festive bridges and the Easter holidays, spring is the right time for a long weekend at the Terme di Abano and Montegrotto. Located at the foot of the Euganean Hills, in the province of Padua, this large spa area offers many opportunities suitable for all tastes: targeted treatments, nature walks, parks to visit and tasty seasonal dishes. If you are looking for ideas for your Easter out of town, for example, in this article you will find some advice for a mini-vacation between the Spa and the Euganean Hills.

Imposing, beguiling and unexpected: Lake Garda has so many different aspects when looking out over its waters from Gardone Riviera or Sirmione, Peschiera or Riva del Garda. Peaks and valleys define its perimeter, small towns on its shores interrupt the expanse of lush vegetation characterizing the area. In short, staying at Lake Garda will certainly ensure inspiration, relaxation and well-being. You will come across echoes of history, magnificent castles and delightful villas in perfect symbiosis with the contemporary world, interpreted in a thousand ways and even celebrated at table serving excellent local produce. Oil, wine and citrus fruit: here are some of the treasures of this part of Italy. It's up to you to discover all the others...

Sweet-toothed travellers, and especially fans of chocolate in all its varieties and consistencies, will find something to delight and amaze them during a visit to the thousand-year-old Perugia. The city has in fact been a mecca for chocolate for more than a century, at least since one of the most famous Italian confectionary brands in the world, Perugina, was born here in 1907. Several years later, with the inauguration of Eurochocolate in 1994, one of the most important global fairs dedicated to chocolate and its infinite uses, Perugia further confirmed its role in promoting this 'black gold' of confectionery. Every October for almost thirty years, during Eurochocolate, tens of thousands of visitors invade the squares, monuments and neighbourhoods of Perugia, with tastings, events and initiatives for all ages and tastes. Perugia is the capital of Umbria, the green heart of Italy, at the centre of a land rich in scenic, cultural and historical attractions: this city, like the rest of the region, preserves evidence of its prestigious past. Since ancient times, the strategic position of the settlement, on top of a hill at the junction between the Umbrian valley and the Tiber river valley, attracted the attention of different civilisations. From Perugia, the Etruscans passed and then the Romans, and again the Ostrogoths and the Byzantines, until, in the Middle Ages, the city was set up as an autonomous municipality, at the head of much of today's Umbria. Between one chocolate bar and another, a must for example the taste of a Perugina kiss, this itinerary includes some of the most significant monuments in the historic centre of the city, before moving out of town for a visit to the Perugina chocolate house and historical museum and a final moment at the Città della Domenica - a large amusement park for families.