This summer sees a flurry of new hotels, festivals, cultural and outdoor activities and tours, as well as new exhibitions on offer across the whole of Italy for visitors. Find out more below:
LATEST COVID MEASURES
Entry requirements
It is no longer mandatory to show a Green Pass to access restaurants, bars, and other indoor places. This also applies to public transports, planes, trains, and ships. However, masks remain mandatory on all public transport, when entering Italy either by train, coach, or ferry and when in indoor public venues such as theatres, indoor sporting events and music clubs until 30th September.
NEW HOTELS
The Pavilions Rome, The First Musica
The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of an exciting new luxury experience, The Pavilions Rome, The First Musica. A contemporary five-star boutique hotel, housed in a mid-century building originally designed by architect Mario Docci, and renovated by Studio Marincola.
Situated in the elegant Prati neighbourhood, the hotel features a relaxing spa with indoor swimming pool and 24 stylish and contemporary suites and guest rooms. Serving curated cocktails, fine wines and Italian and international cuisine, The First Musica has a vibrant six- and seventh-floor rooftop bar with views of Rome’s historic cityscape.
Located in the heart of Rome just two bus stops away from the Colosseum and walking distance from the Trevi fountain, Numa Vici is set in a prime location, surrounded by alleys packed with restaurants and boutiques. In addition to its fantastic location, the property features super-fast Wi-Fi, plus digital check-in to make guest’s experience quick and simple, providing the perfect home-from-home in the heart of Rome.
Numa Tullo Apart-Hotel in Rome
Set in a fascinating 18th-century building, hidden on a historic street in Trastevere, one of the oldest and the coolest neighbourhoods in Rome. This new palace includes freshly renovated rooms with superb amenities making it the perfect base for stays in Rome, with incredible sights, restaurants, cafes and bars on the doorstep.
Numa Camperio House Apart-Hotel in Milan
Camperio brings together Italy’s delicious cuisine, authentic history and exclusive fashion in the heart of the fashion capital, Milan. Set right in the heart of Milan’s Centro Storico, the ideal location to enjoy the city like a local. The entire property is designed with beautiful hardwood floors, work desks, and fully equipped kitchens, which feel like home.
Laqua Resort Vineyard in Tuscany
Antonino Cannavacciuolo, one of the most famous chefs in Italy, has opened this intimate resort, Laqua Resort Vineyard, in the heart of the Tuscan countryside. Set in Borgo di Casanova, this elegant resort combines the colours and scents of the Tuscan hills with gourmet cuisine, surrounded by vineyards. Guests can enjoy a choice of six charming and cosy apartments, elegantly designed, each named Cupido, Afrodite, Narciso, Euridice, Dioniso, and Penelope, to fully relax and immerse themselves in the beautiful surroundings.
Oasyhotel in Tuscany
An exclusive collection of 16 luxury eco-lodges, consisting of 14 double and two family lodges, all immersed in nature and affiliated with WWF. Expect large windows with a veranda, and lots of natural materials used to reflect the surroundings. There are plenty of outdoors activities on offer to make the most of the setting, including kayaking, biking, paddling and horseriding. With two haute cuisine restaurants on site, as well as a relaxation centre, wellness centre and a small cinema and games room, it’s the ideal outdoors escape for both families and couples alike.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
FESTIVALS AND CULTURAL EVENTS
Collisioni Festival di Letteratura e Musica in collina (Edition XIII)
Barolo, province of Cuneo; 1st to 31st July 2022
Collisioni, is an agrirock festival that for over a decade has been enlivening the Langhe with a playbill and a series of side events that would make the liveliest European capitals envious. It is a unique cultural experience. Not just about music and literature, Collisioni is a full- scale anthology of arts and intellectual performances where the audience always flocks in large numbers to experience the thrill of being part of a big community that for days gathers to listen to debates, concerts and enjoy gourmet food and wine breaks.
Videogames, art and beyond
Reggia di Venaria, Venaria Reale (province of Turin); 21st July to 22nd January 2023
An interactive exhibition will be held in the majestic spaces of the Reggia di Venaria, a Royal Residence UNESCO. Curated by Guido Curto and Fabio Viola, this will be the first major exhibition to consider video games as the “tenth form of art” practised by 3 billion people around the world, acknowledging the profound impact they have on contemporary society.
CALICI DI STELLE
Across Italy; 29th July –15th August
Enjoying a glass of wine under a boundless starry sky is coupled with the opportunity to visit cellars in organised tours around the nation. Evocatively promoting this beloved Italian product, a whole host of shows, intimate vineyard dinners, special tastings and concerts are also offered. This event coincides with the Perseids meteor shower, typically occurring on the Night of San Lorenzo on the 10th August with expert star-gazing activities available for visitors to delight in the phenomenon.
Sounds Of the Dolomites Festival
Trentino; 22nd August – 23rd September
The Sounds of the Dolomites will offer visitors the experience of the mountains whilst listening to mesmerising melodies and soaking up the rich culture of the region.
Visitors and performers will climb a selection of paths in the Dolomites to reach the settings for the sixteen concerts; most performances are held at midday when the sun is at its peak, however, some concerts are held at dawn and are called Dawn in the Dolomites (6 September) and the music starts when the sun peeps through the ethereal mountains.
The festival was initially created to showcase the beauty of Trentino and to immerse visitors in nature and music. All concerts are free of charge, except the experiences that are held indoors and include special trekking projects, which are three-day packages, during which musicians and participants accompanied by the Trentino Alpine Guides share daily journeys to the mountains and offer exclusive concerts.
FESTA DELL’UVA (The Grape Harvest Festival of Masera)
Masera, OssolaValley; September 2022
“Festa dell’Uva” is one of the oldest and most appreciated food festivals in Ossola Valley; dating back to 1925, it marked the end of the harvest period before the well-deserved winter break. Those exploring the festival can sample a wide range of traditional local delicacies and wines, whilst watching the spectacular firework display, the grand float parade, or the amazing donkey contest over the weekend.
MUSICA IN QUOTA
Piedmont; until September 2022
The peaks, mountain pastures and mountain lodges of high Piedmont are transformed into inimitable open-air stages for concerts and exciting performances: this is the winning recipe of Musica in Quota, the much-loved festival that, for its sixteenth edition, will offer a dozen appointments and all free of charge.
The Boat Show
Genoa; 22nd – 27th September 2022
Every year, in September, the ‘Salone Nautico’ (the International Boat Show) attracts thousands of the sector’s enthusiasts and technicians to Genoa, displaying more than a thousand boats at sea, including sailboats, outboard engines and rubber boats, powerboats and motoryachts, and offers a rich calendar of activities including conferences, round tables and off-site events. For the first time the fair will expand to the Old Port, involving new areas of the city.
Journey through ancient Rome
Archaeological area of the Imperial Fora, Rome; until 2nd October 2022
The extraordinary Journey through ancient Rome returns with two exciting multimedia nightly shows where guests can relive the history of the Forum of Augustus and the Forum of Caesar.
The narration will be combined with films and projections from the incredible historical and scientific rigor. The entire experience is an exciting adventure to discover these two evocative places as they were in ancient Rome.
An artist called Banksy
Palazzo delle Albere, Trento; until 9th October
The legendary and provocative street artist, Banksy, arrives to the city of Trento with the already famous exhibition “Un artista di nome Banksy” (“An artist called Banksy”). The collection includes a selection of paintings, screen prints, stencils, installations, and memorabilia.
Some of the artist’s most iconic works that are in display in Trento, are Love is in the Air (Flower Thrower), Love Rat, Bomb Hugger, CND Soldiers, Golf Sale, Barcode and Toxic Mary/Virgin Mary.
Triennale di Milano
Milano; from July 15th to December 11th
One of the largest and most important international events dedicated to design and architecture addresses the theme of the unknown, questioning the mysteries of the known world. Under the title “Unknown Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries” of the 23rd Triennale Milano International Exhibition. This thematic exhibition shows over 100 works, projects and installations by international artists, researchers, and designers.
Summer in Milano
Three open-air public art installations to visit:
L.O.V.E., better known in Milano as the Finger, is a sculpture by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Located at the centre of Piazza degli Affari, this amazing piece is a symbol of protest, right in front of Palazzo Mezzanotte, home to the Milanese stock exchange.
City Life Contemporary Art Park
ArtLine Milano is an open-air civic art project set at the public park in City Life – the district where you can see the famous skyscrapers by architects Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind and Arata Isozaki. ArtLine exhibits over 20 permanent works by artists under 40.
Designed by architect Giovanni Bossi, Casa Galimberti in via Malpighi (Porta Venezia area) is considered one of the most beautiful buildings of the celebrated Milanese Art Nouveau period. The external facade is adorned with striking majolica tiles, braided wrought iron and concrete floral motifs.
New opening in Naples
The opening of the Ipogeo dei Cristallini returns to the public, now with more strength to the recovery of its immense heritage of art, history, and culture. The Ipogeo dei Cristallini is a rare and incredible testimony of Hellenic painting and architecture, located in the heart of the Sanità-Vergini district. The four spaces of the Ipogeo reveal to visitors a world that is still alive, full of decorations and refined trompe l’oeil effects. Also on display is the rich collection of ancient artifacts and vases that has been magnificently preserved.
A permanent route covering 462 km crossing Romagna from north to south, from Comacchio to San Giovanni Marignano. This itinerary links the most important historical towns and the most fascinating areas that are rich in history, culture, and tradition in Romagna.
This cycle tour navigates through unique natural environments, discovering all the potential of a UNESCO heritage area and enjoying the variety of rural landscapes. There are different routes so that any traveller can fully enjoy.
A project between MV Agusta, the legendary motorcycle manufacturer, and the Langhe Monferrato Roero Tourist Board. This is a series of e-bike itineraries that goes all the way through the fertile hills of Barolo, Barbaresco and Dolcetto.
