Post Tagged with: "Italy"

 
  • The moon over the Anfiteatro

    Lovely Lucca Revisited

    We discovered Lucca on our last European tour and we were excited to come back – for a double celebration. Our first visit was purely accidental, just after Charlie’s breakdown. […]

     
     
  • Portofino harbour

    Portofino Pit-stop

    From a tent and a 2CV to a hillside castle and a luxury yacht to rent for €170,000 a week. We only stayed a day! But what a delightful day. […]

     
     
  • The cheerfully coloured former stables

    Celebrating Slow Food and Agri-Tourismo

    Last time we were in the Liguria region of northern Italy we happened upon a magical agri-tourismo farm tucked away in the hills. This time we headed straight for it! […]

     
     
  • Looking across Lake Como

    Cruising Lake Como

    The slender, wishbone-shaped waters of Lake Como are all that you expect them to be – a delight to the senses. Surrounded by towering hills dotted with pretty pastel towns […]

     
     
  • Our trullo and Charlie Charleston

    Trading a tent for a trullo

      We’ve stayed in Cathar castles and Berber tents, nylon tents and wooden cabins – all recognisable structures. But in the south-eastern quarter of Italy we stayed in a trullo. […]

     
     
  • Scooter vs. car on the Amalfi coast road

    Flaming like a meteor we hit the coast..

     a road high, high above the blue sea, that hooked and corkscrewed on the edge of nothing. A road carefully designed to be a little narrower than two cars side by side. […]

     
     
 
 
 

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