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
Tag: traveling
The Idyllic Beaches of Sardinia
Such a coincidence can only happen on an island and this case it was Sardinia. As soon as I saw the landscape from the plane I asked myself why I hadn’t visited before and
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…
Staying in a luxurious mansion from 1600? In Domus Laeta you can!
After my short escape in Asia I started to appreciate more what I have right where I am now. I used to take Europe and its beauties for granted but while I was away I realized that
‘A Chiena di Campagna: When The River Floods The Village
Water festivals are not a novelty but a river that gets diverted in order to flood the town’s streets is. This is what happens every summer in the mountain village of Campagna , located not too far away from Salerno and Amalfi Coast. The event is called ‘A Chiena, which is the dialect version of…
Food Love in Tuscany: Montepulciano & Chianciano
Now we have a tradition to cut the 8 hours car trip from Milan into two and stop somewhere where we can enjoy the delicacies of the Italian cuisine.
Mandello del Lario: The Less Touristic Coast of Lake Como
…or that time when my love told me that he wanted to swim across the lake
