If you are a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know that every summer we visit the south of Italy at least two or three times. We’ve been doing this for years now and try to explore new places as often as possible. I am always amazed at the sheer beauty of Italy! No matter how many beaches with stunning blue and green shades of water I see, I’m always in awe of just how perfect this country can be. Add pasta, gelato and prosecco into the mix and it’s truly Heaven on earth. Having visited so many Italian beach…
If you’re visiting Lisbon for more than a weekend, make sure you take a day trip (or two) to Sintra and Cascais. In fact, you definitely need a whole day in Sintra if you want to visit all the sites so don’t make the mistake we did by doing both Sintra and Cascais in one day! Sintra In about a 30 to 40 minute train ride from Lisbon’s Rossio train station is the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sintra. It used to be the summer residence for Portuguese kings as it’s in the hills and is, therefore, cooler. If, like…
After talking about visting Sardinia for years, we finally got round to booking a five night trip in early September. Sardinia (or Sardegna as the Italians call it) is a really large island – around 24,000 square kms and almost 2,000 kms of coastline. It has four provinces and three international airports. We opted to fly into and stay in Olbia, which is in the North-East of the island. From London, it’s about a 2 hour 20 minute flight and many airlines fly there. Now, I’ve seen Instagram pictures of Sardinia and was aware of its stunning beaches… all clear,…
Ischia is a volcanic island located around 30km from Naples in Italy and is accessed via a short ferry ride from Naples Beverello. It’s one of my favourite Italian islands and we have visited three times since 2009. It’s fairly big – there are about 60,000 people who live in Ischia and the island has around 34kms of coastline. There are lots of local buses but I would suggest hiring a car or scooter so that you can explore the island in your own time. If you’ve watched the film ‘The talented Mr Ripley’ with Matt Damon, Jude Law and…
My husband is Italian and every summer we always visit somewhere in Italy (at least twice) because ‘it’s the best country in the world’ – his words, not mine. According to him, Italy has the best beaches, best food and best wine. I always moan that I’d love to visit some other places in summer, you know… like Greece or Croatia, yet time again we find ourselves in Italy (usually the south). The thing is…. I probably have to agree! Here are some photos from Italy… let me know if you too think Italy is amazing. Ischia A short ferry…
