Discovery Italy

Another typical italian characteristic is the hilly landscape.
The hills are under many forms depending on the region and offer a spectacular landscape with alternating colours created by various crops, orchards, and cereal monocultures that stretch along the hills and that change the landscape with the seasons.The crops are generally of wheat, vine and olive tree.

With Discover Italy Now you are going to explore the untouched natural hills...

The italian hills
Entertainment, Sports & Recreation

The italian hills offer tourists a succession of unique, green hills, wide areas of vineyards and olive groves, small villages, churches and characteristic stone houses.
The landscapes of the Italian hills are so beautiful and special to be often photographed and reproduced in postcards and calendars distributed throughout the world.

Discover Italy Now offers itineraries that include sports, leisure and relax:

• organized horseback walks, on foot or by bicycle in search of the unspoiled nature
• itineraries to discover the beautiful nature combined with wellness and relax in many spas for those who love spa treatments and relax
• itineraries in the natural parks of the hills
• cultural itineraries
• itineraries on famous wine routes to discover the local gastronomy visiting local wineries

The hills of Marche region that run along the coast.
Various locations on these hills have obtained the approval of the "Orange Flag", a statal recognition:

• Acquaviva Piceno
• Camerino
• Corinaldo
• Gradara
• Mondavio
• Montecassiano
• Montelupone
• Monterubbiano
• Ostra
• Ripatransone
• San Ginesio
• Staffolo

The variety of colours and flavours, the rich context of art, wine festivals, vineyards, villages... considered among the most beautiful in Italy, ancient villas used as agriturismo/farm houses where you can stay for a vacation or just stop and taste the typical dishes of the local cuisine…all this represent the wonderful Italian hills.

The Orange Flag is an eco-tourism and environment award given by the Italian Touring Club to small up-country towns that excel for an excellent service and welcoming atmosphere.
The winners have met a strict criteria for evaluation and protection of cultural and environmental heritage, culture, hospitality, information availability, accessibility and efficiency of transport service, offering accommodation, catering services and support to local operators, food and wine, cultural entertainment, design.

The tuscan hills
The Chianti area, for example and the famous cities of Florence, Siena, Arezzo, where Discover Italy Now is going to help you discover the area of production of one of the world's most famous wine, Chianti, a symbol of italian food & wine tradition.

Olive groves, medieval villages, castles, ancient churches, wine, oil, cheese, cakes, festivals such as "Bruschetta Festival", scheduled every year in September, wine cellars and farms, farmhouses, the harvest activities and the possibility to learn the techniques that lead to the birth of Chianti wine, the itineraries on foot or by bike to discover the beauty of these hills or simply enjoy the scenery sitting on a bench in the sun...
you can just be enchanted and for sure you will return many other times!

• The area of Livornesi Hills
• The hilly area with truffles in the area of Grosseto
• The hills of Val d'Orcia
• The hills of Val di Chiana

... are some areas of the Tuscan hills, popular destinations for both national and international tourism.

Besides the classic cities of Art, Discover Italy Now also offers itineraries to small Tuscan hilly towns to explore and enjoy a holiday in the middle of the nature and the famous italian "Bella Vita"

Do not miss our itineraries including tah stops: Castiglione della Pescaia, Grosseto, Montalcino and Montepulciano.

The Hills of Lazio region
offer a landscape with plain and wide valleys. Of particular beauty are Colline della Sabina Occidentale, not far from the city of Rome, covered by olive groves, forests of oak and everywhere can be found small medieval villages, castles and fascinating monasteries.

The hills of Emilia Romagna region
include the most charming:Colli Bolognesi
A good opportunity to choose an itinerary different from classical destinations, discovering the most classical "secrets" in an ancient Italy, rich in history, landscapes, full of wine-growing areas and local traditions.