Santo Stefano di Sessanio, a church and 2 meals
In my report on L’Áquila, my late friend and I were staying with his family and I visited Santo Stefano with the family for lunch while my friend lay very ill in bed. This time Pam and I stayed with the family for 3 nights after 1 at Santo Stefano.... more - travel report by
davidx
Agrigento and the Festival of Almond Blossom
I was worried at first. Whatever chance would I have of finding a room? I tried the first place on my list with pessimism. Yes. En suite? Yes. Lift or low floor? Yes, both. High season price? In February, you joke. Life seemed good. It was and the festiva... more - travel report by
davidx
Riano---My Second Report on Via Flaminia
It takes 30-40 minutes from Rome to Riano. It is just located on the right side of Via Flaminia (from Rome direction), but there are very few information about it, the only quite detailed information in English that I could find was from a website called... more - travel report by
yuliangpang
Remains of Rome’s port – Ostia Antica
Unlike many places that were Roman cities, Ostia Antica, having gradually faded into non-existence after the fall of Rome, was not reused by later generations. Hence we find something practically unique, very substantial remains of what was an ordinary wo... more - travel report by
davidx
Wolkenstein - Dolomites
It didn’t help that I had forgotten the name of the place. I only found it by hunting on one of the map sites, where one scale of map [but neither smaller NOR LARGER scale] showed a place called Selva/Wolkenstein. I have persuaded myself, after some more... more - travel report by
davidx
Lipari - and too many other places
The alternative to just over an hour in Lipari was no time in Lipari and Milazzo is the shore base for the islands and thus obligatory. I wanted another small town after I had so enjoyed Caltabellota; hence Castelbuono. The bus to Castelbuono went from Ce... more - travel report by
davidx
TRAVELS IN TUSCANY - No Licence Required
To drive or not to drive. That’s the question when planning a trip to Tuscany. How to visit those medieval villages and explore the vast landscape.
Faced with this dilemma on a recent journey through Italy we decided NOT to drive, preferring... more - travel report by
undedd
My memories from Rome
Rome is a huge city and it can be best seen from one of the seven hills. It's a good idea to go to one of them to get a panorama view with all the churches and landmarks. Most of these spots are in green areas, parks and gardens which provide a nice shado... more - travel report by
eirissa
Siena-taking some time for me to define its nature
I read Eyewitness Travel Italy first and then downloaded more infomation about the history of the city itself and its main sightseeings. I caught up with the train (Rome-Siena) scheduled on 7:12, but the train was too slow, and it took around three hours... more - travel report by
yuliangpang
Modena and Trevi- an unlikely pairing.
Modena is practically flat, surrounded by generally rather uninteresting plain, an immensely tidy town. Trevi is a small village perched high on an Umbrian peak between Perugia and Assisi to the north and Foligno and Spoleto to the south. Why did we choos... more - travel report by
davidx
