Capofaro Locanda & Malvasia is a luxury hotel in Salina, the second largest of the Aeolian islands in Sicily. It has 27 rooms, suites, and villas and is located between Santa Marina and Malfa. ‘Faro’ in Italian means lighthouse and there is a working lighthouse on the property, which has…
Otranto is a beautiful coastal town in Puglia, which is located in the the heel of Italy. It’s about 45km from the stunning historic city of Lecce, so is easy to do as a day trip if you’re staying in Lecce. In fact, we first visited Otranto when we were…
Pantelleria and Lampedusa are both Italian islands off the mainland of Sicily. To visit either of them you need to fly or take a ferry. On a map, they don’t look that far from each other but you cannot travel directly between them – meaning that if you wanted to…
Matera is probably the most unique place I’ve ever visited. It is absolutely breathtaking and awe-inspiring to visit a city that dates back to the Stone Age and is one of the oldest, continually inhabited cities in the world. I highly recommend a visit to Matera, the city of caves…