Sometimes we see a holiday as going to someplace far away, that you reach by plane, by boat, or, anyway, quite a few hours travel away. Luckily we sometimes realize that a less stressful solution and also cheaper, is just a short way from home. I found it in Kempinski Hotel Adriatic in Salvore, Croazia.…
Dragged along by my sister, that is a bit of a citizen of the world, I leave for Vienna. I had already been to this magnificent capital, but I was too young to properly appreciate it. And seeing the connection there is between my town and the Habsburg empire, my curiosity is even stronger. This…
My journey to the discovery of Sicily continues…After the bike tour, the baroque architecture, the fish banquets stallas and the nurseries filled with scents, today I’ll bring you to Cava d’Ispica, a river valley that is about 13 kilometers long, from Modica to Ispica. It’s a place filled with history that guards prehistoric necropolis, Christian catacombs,…
We had stopped off at the end of my incredible bike tour, a hike through land and sea in the middle of uncontaminated nature. But my journey to the discovery of Sicily is not over. There are many places to discover (and talk about) and delicious tastes to be seduced by. Like the ones tried…
I’m at the airport, waiting to return home, and I’m so thrilled about from my last experience that I can’t wait to share it with you… and so, as I wait for my flight I start writing! Everything started by chance, during a boring rainy afternoon. Overcome by an irresistible urge to leave, I turned…
In size it is the smallest comune (district) of central Italy, with a surface of 1.54 square kilometres and 747 inhabitants. It’s part of the archipelago of the Ponziane islands in the Tyrrhenian sea and it’s close to Santo Stefano, known to everyone – Italian and non – for it’s prison. What place am I…
On the first of May I went on a field trip, away from the centre… one of the many fortunes I have is that my husband has a passion for history and when he has some time he shows us places where great events took place. Today we went for a walk on the Hermada…
At least once a year I feel the need to go to London. I have an innate bond with this city, I’m attracted to it. I love to wonder around looking for new places to discover, hidden corners, away from the usual tourist spots, but I also like to go back to places I’ve seen…
It so often happens that I fall in love…. I’m sometimes the victim of love at first sight. Maybe because I’m an aesthete or simply because I’m an enthusiast. I see something and in a moment I’m totally and unconditionally captured by it. Once I happened to fall in love – and I am still…
During one of my work trips last year, I discovered Punta San Vigilio, a small “borgo” (a name for a small village), built at the end of the 1400, famous for a special historical tavern. Since the 1500 this place has hosted – and still hosts – well-known people: Napoleon Bonaparte, the Tsar Alexander, Price…
