This post is part of a series called Around Italy Italy is amazing! No matter how many times I have been there I always find new places to enchant me and…
Chioggia – off the usual tourist trail
This post is part of a series called Around Italy My partner and I have been to Venice a few times and have done all the usual tourist stuff. Apart…
Alberobello – another UNESCO World Heritage Site in Italy
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Alberobello, Puglia is home to “trulli,” whitewashed stone huts with distinctive conical roofs. Alberobello is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for…
Matera – The European Capital of Culture for 2019
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Matera in Basilicata was the scullery maid that becomes a duchess, the Cinderella that became the belle of the ball! Chosen…
Lecce – Florence of the south
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Lecce is known as “Florence of the south”. It’s easy to see why! I first visited Lecce in 1988…
Bari – our gateway to south Italy
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Bari, the capital of Puglia was our base for exploring the heel of Italy’s “boot” for my partner and I…
Villa di Corliano Relais all’Ussero – San Giuliano Terme
This post is part of a series called Around Italy San Giuliano Terme San Giuliano Terme is only a district outside Pisa. It’s nothing special apart from the spa. There’s…
Lucca – a day trip from Pistoia
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Guinigi Tower Having visited Lucca previously the revisit in June 2017 concentrated on Guinigi Tower which intrigued me on my first…
Pistoia – a day trip from Pisa
This post is part of a series called Around Italy Having visited the popular tourist destinations in Tuscany such as Florence, Pisa and Siena on previous trips, my partner and…
Lago di Maggiore, Italy in April 2017
This post is part of a series called Around Italy I love Italy – the weather, the buildings, the culture, the food, the language, the people. Between 2005 and 2017 I…