Italy

Camping holidays with Al Fresco aren’t always revolved around tanning on the beach and drinking cocktails by the pool; there are plenty of campsites which are perfectly situated next to popular cities with many exciting days out to be enjoyed. Whether you fancy sight seeing historic buildings, doing a bit of souvenir shopping, or exploring old streets [...]

Most people’s idea of an night on holiday is normally a meal in a restaurant, an evening stroll or an early night. Here on the Venetian Riviera we do things a little differently! On the 25th August, campsites all along the coast set up identical firework displays and finally, at 11pm, the sky lit up. [...]

LIDO SANDCASTLE COMPETITION!!! 19th of August 2012. A day to remember for Al Fresco guests on Lido – they will always look back and remember the day they built their sand sculptures at the Venetian Riviera! It was a beautiful day, 37 degrees, sunny, blue skies. Al Fresco headed down to the beach and had [...]

This week I was lucky enough to join the Marco Polo cruise to Venice and it certainly lived up to my expectations! Venice is a city like no other on Earth; replace roads with canals, high street shops for designer boutiques and fish and chips for Italian gelato. During the 30 minute boat trip, the [...]

Life was just beachy at Marina di Venezia on Tuesday 14th August. People of different ages, different nationalities, boys, girls, Mums and Dads all came together to dig for victory on our beautiful local beach, everybody was shore to have fun! The aim: sandcastles. The result: masterpieces! The first finished sandcastle was a classic fortress design, complete [...]

Friday night, 7pm. You’ve had a week of lying by the pool, playing on the beach, eating Italian food and now you want a reminder of what you left at home. You don’t miss the rain, the traffic or the school run, but the craving creeps in for a classic British pub. Al Fresco’s Summer [...]

IN MY humble estimation you can always judge a city by the words of those who have visited it.   Manchester, for example, has stirred many a poet into prose.   “Manchester has everything except a beach,” for example.   They may only be the words of mouthy Mancunian pop star and Stone Roses singer [...]

OFF to Italy this summer? Looking for some seriously good al fresco dining in the warm Italian evening sun? Well, you’ll find pizza and pasta galore if you head towards the beautiful Venetian Riviera, where we spent our last family summer holiday. And, being on the coast, there’ll be more seafood than you can shake [...]

IT’S not even April and the summer sun is here already. But don’t get your hopes up for a sun-soaked UK though – the weathermen say, despite the current drought, it’s going to be a damp squib of a summer. Great, eh? So, as you’re dashing out to buy new sun-lotion, deck shoes, summer vests [...]