The prestigious Touring Club of Italy, founded in 1896, has launched a new online initiative entitled "Passione Italia", which takes viewers on virtual tours of the multiple natural and artistic beauties of Italy. The opening page features the evocative ruin of Rocca Calascia in Abruzzo and goes on to describe the historic, scenic and gastronomic attractions of this lesser known area of Italy. The website gives exclusive insights into innumerable Italian treasures that are little known to foreign visitors, such as the Valley of the Tiber, the Manin Chapel of Udine, a masterpiece of baroque art, the Via Francigena, the ancient pilgrims' route to Rome, La Scoletta del Carmine at Padua with '500 affrescos considered only second to the Giotto cycle at the Chapel degli Scrovegni and countless others. The Touring Club relies heavily on volunteers for restoration and upkeep of its sites.
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