Road trip around the east of Sicily
Messina is the third biggest city in Sicily. cireale is a small gorgeous coastal town in the east of Sicily, not far from much larger city of Catania.
Italy
Road trip from Puglia to Sicily
Sicily is one of Italy’s regions, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Its territory is almost 26 thousand sq.km, similar to size of Albania.
Verona, Sirmione and lake Garda
Verona, with a bit more than a quarter of a million inhabitants. Garda Lake is the largest lake in Italy and a very popular holiday destination.
Dolomite Alps and South Tyrol
We walked about 11 kilometres in the Italian Alps and spent about four and a half hours in the mountains. We got back home by free public transport.
Mount Etna in Sicily
Mount Etna is an active volcano in the eastern part of the Italian island Sicily. Like other active volcanos, it is located in the area between two large geological plates, the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate in this case.
Good food in Rome
Close to Termini station, we found a nice breakfast place – restaurant NOI Roma. Every detail on the plate like a masterpiece, the taste was amazing.
Historic centre of Rome – day two
Villa Borghese’s gardens are set in a landscaped park of around 80 hectares. It is also a home to a number of buildings, museums and attractions.
Historic centre of Rome – day one
The Baths of Diocletian are a huge complex and were constructed three hundred years AD, they are located just in front of Rome Termini station.
Italian cooking classes in Rome
There is a huge range of pasta used in Italy as well as in other countries around the world – macaroni, spaghetti, linguine, fusilli, penne, lasagne.
Return from Italy to the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic
In June 2021 we had to go from the UK to Italy; at that time Italy was on the yellow travel list, only essential travel to those countries was allowed