Sports and Outdoor Pursuits
Spectator sports are popular in Italy, especially the hallowed calcio (football), and there is undying national passion for frenetic motor and cycle races. When it comes to participation, though, you get the impression that there isn't the same compulsion to hit the hell out of a squash ball or sweat your way through an aerobics class after work as there is, say, in Britain or the States. All the same, the notion of staying fit has lately been absorbed into the general obsession with bella figura (looking good), especially when it offers the opportunity to wear the flashiest designer gear. Members-only sports clubs, gyms and public sports facilities have mushroomed over the last decade and it's usually possible to find places where you can work out or join in a competitive game. Otherwise, the country's natural advantages provide plenty of scope for keeping in trim in the most enjoyable ways possible. For visitors to Italy, the most accessible activities are centred around the mountains, which you can climb, ski, paraglide, raft or simply explore on foot. And, with so much coastline, as well as the lakes region, there are plenty of opportunities for swimming, sailing and windsurfing; Campania, Calabria and Sicily are particularly popular for scuba diving and snorkelling. You can get a guide and map suggesting sailing itineraries round the coast of southern Italy from the Italian State Tourist Office .
South ItalyLeila says "the southern coast of italy" www.italiana.co.ukClaire McDonough says "Italiana.co.uk was formed in late 2005 to offer a unique reference point on everything about italian food and drink.
Italian food is enjoyed by people the world over. This great site offers a plethora of information about Italian cuisine and culture.
Our features and articles are written by professional journalists and experts - who have a particular interest or background in this area.
" Tour Italy On Line (Video + Stills)IntrepidBerkeleyExplorer says "My film "Gondola With the Wind 2" can be seen on the web if you have a high speed internet connection. The video features Rome, Florence, Venice, Pompeii, Capri, Pisa, and many other parts of north and south Italy.
This is a free, non-commercial, streaming video on the Windows Media Player. No ads and no strings attached. I sell absolutely nothing.
With any modem you can view a new gallery of still pictures from my trips to Italy at:
There are over 30 of my other amateur travel videos on-line covering all 7 continents, including trips to China, Australia, Russia, Antarctica, American National Parks, an African safari, Egypt, Peru, Mayan pyramids, Berlin & Paris, Greece and Turkey; see whales, penguins, or polar bears. One of these films is the original “Gondola With the Wind”, filmed seven years before Gondola 2. It begins with Italy, followed by Eastern Europe.
The planet is yours, including my Home Page giant galaxy of still pictures.
To watch the videos or check out stills, please ask a search engine for:
Intrepid Berkeley Explorer" VaticanVista B&B - RomeSilvia Epps says "Bed and breakfast overlooking St.Peter's dome and Vatican Museums.
" obsessionsnoob says "if your a obsess noob go to italy and own lvl 3 mages in the wildy"
Your Tip for Italy
Help other backpackers! Write your own guides and backpacking tips to Italy - they will appear instantly on this page - Please only write a tip/guide to Italy - visit the main Italy forum to ask a question!
Please do not post links to your site here (they won't work) - please use the Italy webguide section below! Thanks.
|
