....the wine & culinary tourism world connected in Viagrande at the Hotel Villa Itría (Catania) 27th March to 2nd April. Riding a growth wave, the 9th International Wine Tourism Conference, Exhibition & Workshop closed on Thursday 28th March in the Catania...
The IWINETC Conference, Exhibition and Workshop 2017 has now closed. A whole year of planning resulted in a truly memorable event for all involved. We wanted to thank delegates for taking the time to attend, and a special mention goes to all of our partners and...
Here are a few highlights from the final day of the Conference talk programme at IWINETC 2017.... We had some fantastic sessions taking place in the both the Auditorium Etna and the Ciclopi rooms at the Grand Hotel Villa Itría, giving delegates plenty of food for...
The IWINETC Conference Talk programme began shortly after the doors opened. Conference delegates flocked to the opening plenary session for the official welcomes and Robin Shaw’s food for thought plenary session Beyond the Cellar Door: Creating a Destination in your...
It's been a great day for IWINETC attendees today, here are just a few of the highlights... The IWINETC Welcome Reception took place last night with a few words from Daniela Marino, Direttore Operativo Sicilia Convention Bureau and Gregorio Sparacino, President of the...
Sicily's volcanic wines from Belpasso on Etna's South slope through Milo on the east slope to Randazzo on the north, are definitely booming as are the wine and culinary tourism possibilities on offer at many of the wineries. Barone Viagrande and Cantine Russo have...
Being only a little over an hour away from the island’s second largest city Catania, the city of Caltagirone is the perfect city to spend on a day excursion. The city is nicknamed for being the “city of brightly painted ceramics” and you are sure to see them...
About 33 km north of Catania, and 160 km southeast of Palermo, busy bees thrive on the eastern coast of Sicily, on the slopes of Mount Etna. Although the small village of Zafferana Etnea only houses 10,000 residents, the smaller residents, honey bees, outnumber these...
When you think about the autumn season you may picture crisp orange and golden yellow leaves falling from trees but if you travel to Etna's western slopes during the month of October you might find yourself surrounded by green and purple. Even though today in...