Cetara: When We Got Stuck in a Small Village in Southern Italy
If you want to survive in Southern Italy you need to behave like a Southern Italian.
Cetara is a super tiny village on Amalfi Coast with no more than 2500 inhabitants.
Category: Italy
The Vintage City of Turin
After exploring a vintage market and several vintage shops and bars, it was time to upgrade to a more complete experience and visit a vintage city. Yes, such thing exists. I had to go to Turin to run some errands, including a quick investigation on what has happened to a local company that suddenly vanished…
The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle in Merano
There are few things in my mind that could be better than 12 hectares of gardens boasting plants from all over the world. When my sweetheart told me that we will be visiting the Trauttmansdorff Castle I thought that it would last about 1-2 hours (pictures included) but I reconsidered my calculations as soon as…
Exploring Bolzano in Austria (or is it in Italy?)
If I will ever want to learn German I know that the best place to do so is Bolzano and surroundings. It literally feels
like being in Austria without even crossing the border. All the signs, street names, menus, indications, etc., are in German plus the benefit, that being in Italy (at least according to the map) there is always
13 Things Italians Do (more than other people)
I felt that I need to share my observations about Italians too. They are quite a lot but I narrowed them down to only 13. Here they are: 1) They only eat sweet
The Other Side of Tuscany
There is another place nearby, with a very different landscape, characterized by the ochre-tinged soil used by Renaissance artists to create the famous Sienna yellow. It is called Crete Senesi
The Stone Town of Matera
After the morning trip to the abandoned city of Craco we headed to the Stone town of Matera ( I wonder in what kind of place would we have ended up if we had continued with the excursions ). Matera is located in the remote southern region of Basilicata and is a unique off the beaten path destination, especially for foreign travellers.
The Ghost Town of Craco
“To visit a ghost town” has always been on the top of my bucket list. How fascinating and strange in the same time must be walking down desert streets and stepping in vacant houses that were once full of life and laughter? Since I don’t like to leave questions unanswered we took the car and…
The Dreamy Place that is Amalfi Coast
“You may have the Universe if I may have Italy” Giuseppe Verdi said. I would just add “Southern” and I could print this quote on my passport. Not that I don’t like the North but la vita is definitely much more bella in the South. So beautiful that I could (almost) forget my tropical cravings…
