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| Getting married on Lake Garda |
| Bardolino, Lake Garda Surrounded by vineyards, cypress trees and olive groves, Bardolino is a Mediterranean town with narrow streets that are conveniently void of traffic. As one of Lake Garda's most lively resorts, it offers a lakeside promenade filled with cafés, charming views, and a community calendar filled with wonderful events for tourists to enjoy, from sailing regattas to symphony concerts. A destination wedding in this region makes for a dream come true. Castello Malcesine, Lake Garda If like the Cruises' you find the romance and charm of a medieval castle hard to beat, Castello Malcesine, surrounded by Italian gardens and perched on a hilltop, makes a great place to get married and enjoy views over Lake Garda.
Sirmione Lake Garda Imagine a fairytale-like medieval village built on a peninsula of land jutting out into the middle of a beautiful crystal-clear lake, surrounded by mountain peaks. The village is the medieval town of Sirmione on the south shore of the romantic Lkae Garda which has inspired artists, writers, poets and lovers for centuries. Many of the ruins date back to the 1stC and the Scaglieri castle, built in the 12thC, is one of the best preserved castles from this period in the world. Sirmione is also blessed with several natural hot springs for which the Spas of this area are also famous. |
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| Gardaland Resort: a new concept for season 2010: a Park, an Aquarium and a Hotel with offerings suitable to all needs |
The size of the Park means that an increasingly longer time is required to visit it all comfortably, while the SEA LIFE Aquarium offers an opportunity to relax and to remain amazed a chance to take a break from the adrenaline that the Park inevitably leaves flowing in adults and children. Thanks to how easily one can arrive by car (motorway A4 and A22) by train (Peschiera del Garda station - on the Milan-Venice line - with continuous free shuttle service) and to the proximity to the airports of Verona (only 17 KMs away - with around 60 daily tickets to and from Italy, Europe and North Africa mainly operated by 17 airline companies) and Bergamo Orio al Serio (less than a 100 KMs of distance - fourth Italian hub for number of passengers with 94 main routes from the North of Europe to the Mediterranean area, Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Canary Islands operated by 15 national airlines), Gardaland Resort has thus become a short stay destination, a location where holidays of a few days can be spent with a range of different options. Well aware of the particular economic climate and of the immense number of offers available on the market, GARDALAND RESORT offers very interesting opportunities in terms of prices, with a flexible list perfectly adaptable to the various different needs of different sectors of the public. Devised to provide even more choice, the list includes, for the whole year, the offer of TICKETS TO THE PARK FOR FAMILIES OF 3, 4 AND 5 PEOPLE (price per person of 27.90 instead of 35 Euro), COMBINED TICKETS for visits to Gardaland and SEA LIFE Aquarium (there is also the option of buying tickets valid for 2 days for the park and one for SEA LIFE starting from 59,50 euro for the full priced and 48,00 for reduced fares). |
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| Dolomites granted Unesco world heritage status |
Formed 250 million years ago, the 18 peaks in the eastern section of the northern Italian Alps rise up to more than 3,000m in some places and cover almost 142,000 hectares. It features some of the most beautiful mountain landscapes anywhere, with vertical walls, sheer cliffs and a high density of narrow, deep and long valleys. A serial property of nine areas that present a diversity of spectacular landscapes of international significance for geomorphology marked by steeples, pinnacles and rock walls, the site also contains glacial landforms and karst systems. Check out some of our properties currently available in this spectacular mountainous region: http://www.lacommerciale2.com/en/lista_ricerca.php |
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| Fractional ownership demand is gathering pace in Europe |
Properties values in most major markets have witnessed huge percentages wiped off the previous market values and has left many developers holding a bag of heavy bricks, due to the lack of consumer demand and absence of readily available financing.
There is an old saying the ‘necessity is the mother of invention', as many believe that the current situation in world markets has driven a demand to discover new alternatives and new models.
One such model which has become the new buzz word is fractional ownership, an alternative to traditional ownership, popular for the past 10 years in the USA.
Fractional Property Ownership provides a unique investment opportunity for the consumer by offering the purchaser a percentage of ownership in a luxury residence with real equity. There are products on the market today in the UK, France, Greece, Italy and Spain |
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| Latest Wine Spectator Ratings for Tenimenti Luigi d' Alessandro |
| Syrah Cortona Migliara 2006 98 points | $100 | 500 cases made | Red Black color, with amazing aromas of blackberries, anise, black pepper, and minerals. Full-bodied, with braised meat, superpolished tannins and an ultralong finish. The bomb. This is the first release of a single-vineyard Syrah made by Piedmont's Luca Currado (Vietti) and Christine Vernay (Georges Vernay/Condrieu), who now consults here. Best after 2011. From Italy.-J.S. Tenimenti Luigi d'Alessandro Syrah Cortona Il Bosco 2006 95 points | $70 | 1,335 cases made | Red Intense licorice, blackberries, minerals, sandalwood and flowers on the nose. Full-bodied, with superpolished and silky tannins that turn to a butterscotch, toffee, berry and chocolate aftertaste, with just a hint of meat and spice. Tannic and powerful, yet balanced. Best after 2012.-J.S. |
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