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...
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Gastronomy Tourism Sicily – Pistachio from Bronte
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...
Sicily UNESCO World Heritage Site & Venue IWINETC 2017
Italy is known for having a vast and immense amount of history and throughout time we have stood side by side these incredible monuments. This country has more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other country on the planet dating back from centuries ago. The island...
Wish you were here? Hotel Villa Itría venue & accommodation IWINETC
The 9th Annual International Wine Tourism Conference, Exhibition & Workshop (IWINETC) will be held in the Sicily, Italy the 28th & 29th of March 2017. IWINETC, is the leading global event for the wine and culinary tourism industry, held in wine destinations...
Sfidiamo l’Etna! Convegno Internazionale sul Turismo del Vino (IWINETC)
View this news item in English>> In questi giorni siamo molto impegnati con il IWINETC, mancano solo 5 settimane al grande evento annuale dedicato al turismo enogastronomico. Stiamo lavorando sodo per far si che i delegati possano fare un buon percorso formativo...
Are you ready for IWINETC Sicily 2017?
It’s been busy at IWINETC these days as there are only 5 weeks left before the big annual event for the wine and culinary tourism industry. We are hard at work to make sure delegates gain a great deal of knowledge through the 2 day conference programme of talks and...
IWINETC 2017 Dream Team of Keynote Speakers Announced
IWINETC Sicily conference to feature Mai Tjemsland MW, Susan Hulme MW, Judith Lewis & Robin Shaw. The International Wine Tourism Conference, Exhibition & Workshop (IWINETC) announces its dream team lineup of keynote speakers for the IWINETC 2017 Conference,...
Hurry! IWINETC 2017 early bird registration ends 31 August!
That’s right…you can register online to attend the International Wine Tourism Conference (IWINETC 2017), the leading global event for the wine and culinary tourism industry, taking place from the 28th – 29th March in Sicily’s Etna DOC region, Italy You can register...
Etna Wines will speak loudly at IWINETC 2017
It is widely understood that the relationship between grape variety, geology, soil and microclimates contribute to the making of wines that speak clearly of a specific region. In the case of Etna (Sicily) we can find a myriad of terroirs within the same DOC and this...










