Tuesday and Wednesday in Puglia were great days, and fulfilled some items on my bucket list for this holiday. On Tuesday, we went to Altamura to visit and buy bread from a shop that's been making a special bread in the same oven since the 1400s. Considered the best bread in all of Italy (and … Continue reading Cheese Shops, Bread Makers & Ancient Cities →

Fresh fish is the thing in Puglia...in fact...all things from the sea. This area of Italy is so beautiful and so different from the north where we had our walking holiday, and also very different from Tuscany and Umbria. It is a region of white-washed buildings, slower time, fresh seafood and olive trees. We really … Continue reading Two Wonderful Days in Puglia →

Spent Friday morning exploring more of Orvieto and visited the most amazing Duomo we've ever seen. It's so beautiful on the outside and very impressive inside as well. The artwork is dramatic including two large paintings depicting both heaven and hell. The images of hell in this particular cathedral are disturbing, as they should be.We … Continue reading Orvieto to Ascoli Piceno to Puglia! →

This was pretty much our view and our experience on Thursday, Oct. 3 as we made our way south from the Milan Airport, where we picked up our car, to Orvieto in the Umbria region.Sleeping hasn't been much of thing for us here, but that's not a complaint. Just noting we've both been a little … Continue reading Lots Of Driving →

We awoke to a beautiful day in Orta on Wednesday. After a thunderstorm the night before, it was so great to see blue sky and sun the weather was in the mid-70s throughout the day. I wish our friends and family and Georgia and Tennessee could get a day like this soon.We had an optional … Continue reading Time To Travel →

Up and Down and All AroundDay 4View from our window at Villa PizziniWe woke up early to a nice sunrise on Day 4, Monday, Sept. 30 of our Italy Walk around the Italian Lake Country. We weren't able to update our blog because of a slow internet and our need to get out on the … Continue reading Italy Walk: Days 4 & 5 →