Everybody knows of or heard of the Costume & mask carnival in Venice, which takes place in February every year. Little is known though (unless you were born in Italy or live there), that February is the month of the “carnevale” all over Italy. Porlezza is no different and every year the town puts on…
[Image: Porlezza as seen from Mote Generoso. source: http://ilgiorno.campionatodigiornalismo.it/2015/04/15/porlezza-la-grande-bellezza] Porlezza, The great Beauty PORLEZZA is a town located on the Italian side of Lake Lugano, in Lombardy. This year the town was runner-up in the entire Province of Como for the number of tourists who visited it. The name of the town, derived from Latin and meaning “harbor…
It’s not that Porlezza lacks bars and cafes and places to go to in the evening, but this bar is something else indeed! It’s a real wine bar – a haven (and a heaven!) for wine lovers and it’s right next to our apartments! When you turn from the alley to the left in via…
Cycling has always been popular in Europe but it has been gaining more and more popularity all over the world. It is fun, it is healthy and it is better for the environment than driving a car (not to mention cheaper and no parking issues!). There are many amazing cycling locations all around Europe and…
Today we want to take you to a magical place. While we believe that the entire area of Porlezza and the whole of the Lombrady region for that matter is magical, there is one place that you simply must not miss on any trip to Northern Italy – Bellagio. Bellagio is a small town (population:…
One simply cannot think about Italy without thinking of Gelato – ice cream. Italy has long been associated with culinary delights such as pasta, pizza, truffles, wine and more, but it is a well known fact that the best ice cream in the world comes from Italy. Just like chocolate has to be Swiss or…
פוסט בעברית לטובת התייר הישראלי והחברים שלנו שעוד לא מכירים את פורלצה, אחד הסודות השמורים של צפון איטליה! פורלצה, עיירה קטנה וקסומה לחופי אגם לוגאנו בצפון איטליה היא פנינה חבויה לתייר הישראלי. סוכני נסיעות לא מכירים אותה ולא תגיעו אליה אחרת. במרחק נסיעה של 15 דקות מלוגאנו, שעה מסנט מוריץ, 40 דקות ממילאנו ו- 20…