Extract of the article written by Lee Marshall. The Salento peninsula in southern Puglia is the Cornwall or the Galicia of Italy: a seagirt place of ancient and insular cultural traditions, not all of them diluted into tourist attractions. In some Salento villages they still speak Griko, a Greek dialect that may be the only […]
Naming a chocolate cake after US President Barack Obama has helped a small bakery in Salento, a region in southern Italy with acute unemployment, defy the economic crisis. The move has been described as “cunning marketing”. The marketing mix has been so successful that baker Angelo Bisconti is marking US Independence Day, July 4th, with […]
The top 15 beaches in Italy: Sardegna and Puglia the best regions with 4 towns with5 “Sails”. Italian environmental organization Legambiente and Touring Club’s Guida Blu official ranking of sea and lake beaches for 2013 has awarded the best places in Italy. The island of Sardinia top recognition for both beautiful and environmentally-friendly beaches, according to […]
SIS Property and Tourism listings on your smartphone. SIS Property and Tourism has added in all listings and webpages the QR code. A code that allows to see all the information and details from the website on your smartphone. What is a QR Code? A QR code (Quick Response code), is a type of barcode […]
After Moscow, St. Petersburg and London, Hong Kong is the next city to host SIFF BEST OF THE FEST, a selection of the best films from the Salento International Film Festival 2012. A Film Festival devoted to the international independent cinema that has become well known for the quality of its content and the attention […]
March is just gone and what we really liked of this month is seeing Santa Maria al Bagno on the cover of Geo Saison, important travel magazine, which every month gives to the Germans ideas and opinions about travels and worldwide destinations. “Italien, die romantik des suden” – Italy, the romance of the south – […]
This year the FAI – National Trust – opens 700 locations across Italy, often inaccessible and for the occasion exceptionally available to the public, with visits to free contribution: churches, palaces, archaeological sites, villas, villages, gardens, even barracks , hydroelectric power stations and an astronomical observatory. Leaving the house for a special event, which involves […]
FIAIP (Italian Federation of Professional Estate Agents) last month has organized an interesting conference in Rome on the recovery of the real estate sector in Italy. The conference was attended by estate agents from all over Italy, including SIS Property and Tourism, as well as journalists and politicians. Here the “Manifesto” of the conference with […]
The Russian government looks set to ban the ownership of overseas property by state officials and civil servants. The first draft of the bill which has now passed by the State Duma (Russia’s lower house) bans officials and their families from owning property abroad. The ban is part of an anti corruption initiative which also […]
Joanna Booth falls in love with Puglia, the region in the heel of Italy’s boot… SEE: BEACHES AND VILLAGES Puglia is a long, thin region, stretching right up the back of the heel of Italy’s boot. To make the most of it, Sardatur recommends hiring a car, as public transport isn’t particularly extensive. The […]
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