The awards ceremony of the seventh Italian National Tourist Board Travel Writing Awards took place on 11 February 2014 at the stylish Getti Italian Restaurant in Marylebone.

 

During the course of the Italian-themed drinks and canapés reception, awards in 6 categories were presented to the winners and the runner-ups by the Italian National Tourist Board members of the Press Office team: Stefania Gatta, Alessandra Smith and Adriana Vacca.

 

It was, as always, a difficult choice to choose the winners and runner ups out of 123 articles and guide books such was the level of quality of the travel pieces and we thank all the participants for their entries.

 

The winners and runner ups were as follows:

 

1 Category: Best travel article published on a travel or lifestyle website

 

Runner-up: Lucie Shelbourne for the article “An Italian Diary of Feasts and Festivals” which appeared on www.theluxurychannel.com

 

Winner:  Peter Morrell for the article “Genoa-Private splendour with public purpose” which appeared www.theculturalvoyager.com

 

2 Category: Best travel guide

 

Runner-up: (Dorling Kindersley) DK Eyewitness Family Guide toRome

Winner :Liguria by Rosie Whitehouse and published by Bradt

 

3 Category: Best photography as part of a travel article on Italy

 

Runner-up:Marina Spironetti for the photos illustrating the article “Milan’s happiest hour: a guide toMilan’s trendiest places for aperitivo”, published by Italia! Magazine

 

Winner: Stefano Scata’ for the photos illustrating the article “Beyond Borders” on Ciociaria, published by Food and Travel.

 

4 Category: Best travel article published in a magazine

 

Runner-up: Antonia Quirke for the article “A profile of the Mysterious City of Naples” published by Conde’ Nast Traveller

 

Winner: Adrian Mourby for the article “48 hours in Busseto- a visit to Verdi’s home town” published by Italia! Magazine.

 

5 Category: Best travel article published in a newspaper

Runner-up: Sarah Dunant for the article “My ideal tour guide-corrupt, brutal, lethal” on the towns that where conquered by the Borgias, published by The Mail on Sunday.

 

Winner: Simon Calder for the article “In the shadow of Vesuvius” published by The Independent.

 

6 Category: Best overall publication for the number and quality of travel articles on Italy

 

Runner-up: The Daily and Sunday Telegraph

 

Winner: The Times, Sunday Times and Sunday Times Magazine

 

We will soon start accepting entries for the 2014 Travel Writing Awards and we wish to thank all the press for their continued support forItaly.

 

Grazie!

 

Stefania Gatta

Press Office

 

For Valerio Scoyni - Director ad Interim
for the U.K. and Ireland

 

Tel: 020 7399 3555

Email: stefania.gatta@enit.it