How does one go about selecting just 10 gems! There are some glaring omissions but I’ve tried to give a geographical spread (obviously there could be 10 sites in Greece alone….or Italy….or Egypt….). There are sites here from everyone’s bucket list as well as some lesser known treasures. I’ve visited all ten, some more than […]
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V is for Vesuvius In August 1986 we spent 6 weeks in Italy. We went as far south as Sorrento which was a great base for the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Pompeii and Vesuvius. We’d spent a fabulous day in Pompeii but it was hot – hot – hot!!! We were exhausted but opted to persevere […]
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If you’re expecting Rome, Florence, Venice, Pisa, Verona or the Amalfi Coast then read no further! Of course you’d love those places – who wouldn’t! But if you are visiting Italy for the first time then that’s where you will head towards anyway. We’ve been lucky enough to visit Italy on many occasions over […]
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G is for Gorgonzola Isn’t it wonderful to know that there’s a town called Gorgonzola! I remember getting very excited when spotting the road sign in northern Italy. I don’t know why I was actually surprised – most cheeses and wines as well as many other foodstuffs are named after their place of origin. For […]
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Over the past few years, we have flown into Bergamo several times and find it a great hub for Northern Italy. We’ve rented cars and headed to the lakes. We’ve visited Verona – reaching it via motorway in about 75 minutes. We’d a great round trip a few years ago taking in Parma, Bologne, […]
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