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Bayeux with Tim Richards

Bayeux is one of the most historic cities in northern France. It was first big town liberated by the Allies after the D-Day invasion in World War II. But Bayeux had a glorious history stretching back centuries before it was very briefly General De Gaull…

D-Day Invasion Beaches 1944 with Tim Richards. Travelbook

It can be a very moving journey visiting the Normandy Beaches where the invasion by American, British and Canadian troops came ashore to liberate Europe in 1944. Normandy like much of Europe had been occupied by German forces for four years. The drama o…

Visit Caen with Tim Richards

Caen was the historic capital of Normandy. It was from here that William the Bastard launched his invasion of England in 1066 and so became William the Conqueror. It has a historic castle, many fine church buildings and a fun, modern heart.When GPS tour…

Personaggi illustri EN

Hi BG: the Bassa Bergamasca is the cradle of a huge numbers of historical and artistics testimoniesof the past of our country. You will go through an itinerary of 12 stages that will show you thenumerous beauties that were left from architects, pintors,…

Feste e sagre EN

Hi BG: The ‘Bassa Bergamasca’ is full of caratteristichs events, all to discover through a trip made for that porpuse. From the medieval sale which takes place in Treviglio to the mediaval banquet in Malpaga, the popular vibe from Bassa Berg…

Enogastronomia della Bassa Bergamasca

Hi BG: This tour will help you to discover the typical products of Bassa Bergamasca, a land full of taste and traditions. The itinerary pass through Calvenzano, Casirate, Treviglio, Pagazzano, Brignano, Spirano, Martinengo and Covo, in these villages yo…

Journey to the centre of the Bassa Bergamasca

Hi BG: “Journey to the centre of the Bassa Bergamasca” is only a foretaste of the extraordinary variety of the area of the Bassa Bergamasca (Lower Bergamo area). Fornovo S.Giovanni-Misano di Gera d’Adda-Mozzanica-Caravaggio will show y…

ON SERIO’S BANKS

Hi BG: Here there is a naturalistic itinerary along the West bank of Serio’s river, to discover  sources, parks  and churches placed in the middle of Bergamo’s countryside. It’s possible to enter by bicycles or to walk into t…

Introduction

TRANSLATION AND VOICE: WILDON AGUILA   Welcome to Crema, a city with rich culture and colorful history which played an important role due to its strategic location. Within the radius of about 35 kilometers (21 miles), it is located in the center of…

Let’s meet up in the city centre

Here we go!What will we learn on this tour?Which ghost is being greeted with his patronymic name?Where a shell hung over people’s heads for 18 years?Which of the Rimsky-Korsakov’s melodies embarrassed the tsar the most and why did Prokofyev …

European Odessa

Odessa is a unique city. It is imbued with the ancient uniqueness of the inhabitants of Odessa and a salty breeze, but the sea wind of modern youth always blows here.

Trekking in Cortona

Connecting the old town to the Canale Maestro della Chiana (a man-made waterway running through the Valdichiana) and the Sentiero della Bonifica foot-and cycleway, this path was created by linking together two of several trails (18) previously identifie…

THE “VIA TEUTONICA”

Retracing the route anciently used by German pilgrims (whence its name) on their way to Rome, the section of this path crossing the Cortona countryside runs from Mezzavia to Terontola and from there to Lake Trasimeno. The track winds its way through fie…

THE “SENTIERO DI ANNIBALE”

Arguably one of the most interesting among the trails criss-crossing the Valdichiana, this path runs from the hamlet of Ossaia, the discovery site of a superb roman villa nestled amidst olive groves on the hillside of Sepoltaglia; there the medieval chu…

THE “SENTIERO DEI PRINCIPI ETRUSCHI”

The path owes its name to the burial mounds (locally known as “Meloni” due to the shape of their hemispheric earth-covering) dotted across the countryside between Sodo and the nearby town of Camucia and thought to have been the resting place…

Trekking in Foiano della Chiana

The path picks up where the Sentiero dei Principi, coming from Cortona, comes to an end at Porto a Brolio. Heading towards Foiano della Chiana, we first cross the Canale Maestro della Chiana and then the “allacciante di sinistra” (left-bank …

THE “SENTIERO DEGLI OLIVETI”

Short and yet one of the most fascinating, the “Sentiero degli Oliveti” runs from Cortona to Camucia winding its way down the hillside through terraced olive-groves overlooking the Valdichiana, enabling you to visit the Tanella Angori and Ta…

Trekking Lucignano

Itinerary Municipal Museum – Piazza del Tribunale   – Collegiata – Via Roma – Porta S. Giovanni – Capuccini – Pieve Vecchia – Torrente Esse – Cisternella – Santa Luce –   &n…

THE “SENTIERO DI PIETRA”

Retracing the route of the old Roman cobblestone road, this path runs from Cortona to Sant’Egidio, winding its way through oak and black pine-woods. Besides remarkable natural beauties, the path is also dotted with well-marked historical and archa…

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