Italy, one of the most popular tourist destinations, is all set to attract tourists via its enticing city of Naples. Tourists visiting Naples for their holidays can now enjoy Italy’s rich culture even more in the city.

Naples, which is already well known for its art, culture and music, has entered into an agreement with the Chinese city of Wenzhau. The southern Italian city hopes to boost its tourism sector with the deal with Wenzhau in the Zhejiang district. The deal is expected to boost the tourism industry in both these areas.

According to China Hospitality News reports, it is also expected that this particular move will improve the relationships between the two countries and will also benefit the tourists staying in Hotel Napoli.

March 2009 marked the existence of Naples and Wenzhau as twinned cities. However, the major aim of this move remains the same, which is to improve their tourism industries. It also aims to encourage the establishment of tourism based programmes and involve students of relevant majors in the exchange programmes. They also hope to encourage the privately owned institutions to invest in the various tourism projects.

Naples is the third most populated city in the Italian country and the largest in the southern region of the Mediterranean country.

Even in the current economic climate, many people are still not willing to give up their annual holiday completely. There are many amazing holiday deals around at the moment, so it’s not too difficult to holiday on a budget. Naples is the ideal destination for those who like to immerse themselves in culture.

Naples, the capital of the Campania region, is a metropolitan area and the second most populated area in Italy. This cultural yet modern city offers visitors a number of wonderful places to visit.

Santa Chiara
This is a religious complex which consists of monastery tombs, a church and an archaeological museum. Santa Chiara has a history that dates back to 1310 and visitors can also see the resting place of Anjou’s King Robert.

The Spire of San Domenico
Situated in the Sisto Riario Sforza’s square, construction on this monument began in 1636 and was completed in 1650. The structure displays the craftsmanship of Cosimo Frazago, who is considered one of best architects from the Neapolitan Baroque.

Botanical Garden
Definitely a place to visit for those who love nature, the botanical garden has around 25,000 plants- with around 10,000 different varieties, including endangered plant species.

Naples National Archaeological Museum
For all those looking to learn a little more about the city, this is the place to visit. Here you can find a vast range of Roman artefacts which are associated with Herculaneum and Pompeii.

There are some fantastic holiday deals to Naples available at the moment, so snap one up while you can!

There is a saying that goes, ‘vedi Napoli e poi muori’ which means see Naples and die. What it means of course is that when you come to Naples on your holidays, it will be the most scenic and beautiful of all your holidays. One holiday you could die for! That is the beauty and mystery of Naples.

If you are looking for a destination for your holiday that will completely put you on edge, Naples is it. From stunning and magical views of the Amalfi coast, to some of the oldest yet magnificently beautiful churches, Naples is a bittersweet symphony when likened to music. Known to be the ‘Neo-politan’ or the new city since the times of the Greeks, this city is known as the pizza capital of the world. This is the city of vespas and the sea visible from plush balcony tops.

Whether people tell you good things or bad about the city, or whether they recommend this destination for your holidays or not, there is one thing this city will never let you get: bored. There is so much to do in Naples, you will never forget this destination once you come here for you holidays because it will make your holiday magical and truly worth dying for!

In a recent announcement from the Italian State Tourist Board, details were announced of several new hotels that have either opened or are offering new services from the last couple of months.

In Venice, a destination popular for city breaks, there has been a range of refurbishments made in the Cipriani Hotel including a new bar called Bar Gabbiano next to the swimming pool.

In Florence, the Golden Tower Hotel has now opened, whilst in the Tuscany region the NH Grand Hotel Palazzo has opened in Livorno.

Other hotels that have opened to welcome guests recently include the Il San Francesco in Sabaudia close to the Paloa Lake and the Iberotel Apulia in Puglia.

Italy is famous for its love of life and food and those wanting to sample the cuisine would do well to visit some of the new restaurants opened including the open air restaurant in the Gulf of Naples at the Hotel Regina Isabella and the Edone’ in Milan.

Airlines such as British Airways, Alitalia and easyJet offer flights to Italy for holidays ranging from last minute holidays and city breaks to longer, luxurious holidays at Milan, Venice, Naples and other cities in Italy.

Additional flight routes were added from Liverpool airport last week, allowing direct holidays to three new destinations.

The airline easyJet, often associated with cheap holidays, has commissioned the three new routes as part of its overall expansion plan.

The news coincided with the arrival of their ninth aircraft at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA). This new Airbus A320 means more holidays from Liverpool.

Last week, the new Airbus A320 started flying to Naples as well as Bordeaux and Dubrovnik. Previously, these holiday destinations in Italy, southern France and Croatia were unavailable from Liverpool airport.

UK commercial manager for easyJet, Carly Brear said:

“Liverpool continues to be our busiest UK base outside of London, and the launch of the new aircraft shows just how much support we have from our customers here. We’ve listened to customer feedback and are confident our three newest routes will be a huge success, continuing to expand the choice for our customers in the North of England.”

Deputy CEO of Peel Airports, Neil Pakey said upon hearing JLA’s announcement:

“The new easyJet routes will give passengers even more destinations to choose from this summer, adding Croatia to the list of countries we now serve and expanding our list of destinations in France and Italy.”

The southern city of Naples is set to prove popular amongst holiday makers in June this year when it celebrates the annual Napoli Teatro Festival.

The festival takes place from 4th to 28th June and will see a number of special shows held by performers from across the globe.

There are a large variety of large new international stage productions that have collaborated together with a visit this from The Edinburgh Festival, Wiener Festwochen and the Theater de la Ville in Paris.

Holiday makers who plan to visit Naples this year for the festival will be treated to a large variety of performances from comedians to singers, musicians and theatre productions. Performances will take place in a large number of locations within the city of Naples; from their historical 17th century churches and halls to their more modern theatre buildings with many events taking place in Decumani and Quartieri Spagnoli.

Naples is already one of the most popular holiday destinations in southern Italy and there are a wide range of flights to choose from serviced by BA, BMI and KLM to name but a few.

Other cultural events coming to Italy in the next few months include the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino which is held in Florence from the end of April.

The airline Lufthansa has further highlighted the ‘huge investments’ it is making to its services, as holiday makers and travellers are set to enjoy the benefits of luxury developments including extra flight connections, mobile travel facilities and additional lounges.

The German carrier plans to have invested €150m (£138 million) by 2013 towards developing its growing network of airport lounges across the globe and 17 new facilities for passengers have been opened in popular city break destinations such as; New York, Frankfurt, Mumbai and Munich over the past twelve months.

Executive vice president, Thierry Antionori at Lufthansa recently appeared at an ITB Berlin travel show and commented on the airlines recent developments, when he said:

“We will continue to expand our role as Europe’s most attractive airline. The [economic] crisis does not represent standstill at Lufthansa - on the contrary. Major investments in the development of new products and services will allow us to offer our customers true added value and greater comfort when travelling.”

The new Lufthansa Italia subsidiary is another focus in the carrier’s currently planned operations and it is soon to launch a number of new domestic Italian flight services to Naples, Rome and Bari from Milan.