Alberobello, located at the top of the “heel” in Puglia, Italy, has long been on our to-do list – and whilst we have “done” it, it’s definitely a town and a region we will return to, simply because it is so staggeringly beautiful. We visited in October, which was a great time to do so […]
I’d long wanted to visit Puglia although it’s always seemed just that little bit too far, when we’ve previously visited Italy. However, our road trip gave us the perfect opportunity to get down to the heel and so we set off, with heads full of images of white conical topped hobbit houses set against an […]
One of the great joys of traveling through Italy is discovering firsthand that it is, indeed, a dream destination. – Debra Lavinson We are pulled to Italy, time and time again. In September – October 2013, we did quite an extensive trip, planning as we went along. This blog will set out to record where […]
Having driven around much of Italy, I think we can safely say that this guy – Padre Pio – is very definitely a superstar saint. You can hardly escape him – statues, images, grafitti, even a whole TV channel dedicated to him. I had heard of him before & had been mildly fascinated by the […]