Puglia (pronounced poo-li-ya) is the heel of the Italian ‘boot’. It is often overlooked by more popular tourist regions in the country, but it is gaining popularity quickly. And I can tell you it deserves the same or more attention than other Italian areas. Delicious traditional food, wine and oil production, iconic Middle Ages houses […]
We visited Sardinia last year and we had an incredible time. To sum up, this stunning Italian island offers paradisiac beaches and delicious traditional food keeping its authenticity. In other words, we had the feeling that Sardinia maintains its roots and traditions faithfully, and has not sold any of that such as in certain areas
In these difficult and unprecedented times, when the travel industry is suffering like no other, we wanted to support Italy -the second most affected country in the World- by reminding ourselves and the readers how beautiful it is. I truly believe Italy is one of the most fascinating countries in the World. From its curious
We can probably all agree that Italian food is one of the most influential cuisines in the World. And it is much more than pasta, pizza and gelato. Each region has its own traditional food, and Sardinia is one of them. This is our selection of traditional food in Sardinia. Fregula Fregula (Fregola) is a
If you are reading this post you will probably have the same questions we had. And the main one is: Is it worth the hike? And my answer is yes. There are plenty of great beaches in La Maddalena, but this one is special. It is calm and relaxing and has a special kind of
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It turns out that Northern Sardinia has stunning beaches of all kinds. With thin sand, pebbles, blue water, turquoise water, plenty of tourists (mostly Italian), no people, with a lot of space, windy, calm, surrounded by lakes, and more. This is our selection of the best beaches. Spiaggia La Pelosa La Pelosa was our favourite
If you are in Como and you want to see the lake and some of its beautiful towns from a different perspective, I recommend taking the Greenway. And if you like hiking/trekking, you will enjoy this walk a lot. Also if you are in Como for a short period, and you don’t have a car,
Is it possible to visit Milan in a day? Certainly not, but there is a lot you can see, eat, drink and buy in a full day. In this post, we present a guide to the best things to see in Milan. We include details of our itinerary and a map. So let’s start with
Naples is a great city for books and movies. The city and its people have a very special reputation. There are plenty of stories and rumours about the mafia, robberies and crimes. But also about love, romance and friendship. They even say it is Italy’s scariest city. Personally, I do not think it is that bad. I can
