Month August 2018

It’s a long and winding road that leads to the Gran Sasso National Park in Abruzzo. In fact as we rounded yet another bend on the climb to this huge massif in the Central Apennine mountains, I wondered whether I… Continue Reading →

After our visit to Gran Sasso National Park we returned to our base in the little town of Fontecchio in Abruzzo’s northwest. Not far from the regional capital L’Aquila, Fontecchio is a lovely village with a long history. Our friends… Continue Reading →

We had a good look at Pescocostanzo when we first arrived at this small village in southern Abruzzo. In fact we lapped the town three times before we finally admitted we were lost and stopped the car. (It’s not easy… Continue Reading →

It’s summer holiday season here in Italy, the time when many people take their annual break. As cities and towns fill with tourists, locals pack up and head for the mountains or the beach. We seem to have been caught… Continue Reading →

Some of Italy’s best – and least-known – wines come from a small area around Montefalco in Umbria. Sagrantino has been produced here since the 1500s, but it’s only in recent years that this big red wine has been ‘discovered’…. Continue Reading →

If you’re looking at a map of Italy, Marche is one of those regions that’s located about middle, right. With Umbria at its back, Marche looks east towards the Adriatic Sea. This is not one of the country’s most popular… Continue Reading →

There are some great walking tracks in the hills behind Spoleto. The most popular, the Giro dei Condotti, is an easy walk that delivers wonderful views back across the valley to the city. But if you’re feeling a bit more… Continue Reading →

Today marks exactly a year since we landed in Italy. And what a year it’s been! We’ve covered a lot of territory in that time, and seen and done many wonderful things. But if you asked us has it been… Continue Reading →

This tiny village, about 130-kilometres north of Rome, is known as ‘The Dying Town’. And it is – dying. In fact, it’s been dying for centuries. But that’s only half the story. Today Civita di Bagnoregio is also thriving. So… Continue Reading →

You’ve no doubt heard that for the past week or so Europe has been in the grip of an intense heatwave. Apparently it’s been caused by a cloud of hot air that’s swept up from Africa. Not that people here… Continue Reading →