Month April 2018
A trip to an Italian Post Office is not to be taken lightly; in fact, it’s something best avoided if at all possible. But if you must go, it’s definitely an undertaking that requires planning and aforethought. And even with… Continue Reading →
It’s been said the small city of Orvieto is everything an Italian hill town should be; well-preserved medieval history, treasured renaissance art, a thriving contemporary culture and excellent local cuisine. Orvieto has all of this and more. Whether you come… Continue Reading →
One of the things we enjoy about Italy is that generally things here are done on a much smaller scale than we’re used to. Take grocery stores, for example; even in major cities not many have actual shopping trolleys. That’s… Continue Reading →
The southern-most part of Puglia, the narrow peninsular of land that is the ‘heel’ of Italy’s ‘boot’, is known as the Salento. This area of the country has it all; lovely towns, sandy beaches, dramatic rocky coastlines. You know those… Continue Reading →
There’s a place in Puglia where you can dine in a cave. But before you start conjuring up images of the Flintstones and brontosaurus burgers, let us say the Grotta Palazzese isn’t just any cave, it’s a posh restaurant in… Continue Reading →
According to the teaching of the Catholic church, Purgatory is where the souls of sinners go to be purified before they enter heaven. (There’s a common thought that the Catholics did away with the idea of Purgatory in the 1990s… Continue Reading →