Farewell Italy

Sadly we farewell Italy today and start our long journey home. One I am not looking forward to but it must be endured if we want to visit Italy and the rest of Europe.
I will have to say the MilanRead more
Sadly we farewell Italy today and start our long journey home. One I am not looking forward to but it must be endured if we want to visit Italy and the rest of Europe.
I will have to say the MilanRead more
Before we called it a day as the forecast storms were rolling in we took a stroll through the galleria. Once again we have been here before but we still find it fascinating and so interesting toRead more
With our church visits done for the day we chose to have lunch away from the main square, and luckily we chose a restaurant where the locals seem to eat which is a good sign. Velavevodetto was theRead more
Next stop was a visit to the San Bernardino alle Ossa, a church best known for its ossuary, a small side chapel decorated with numerous human skulls and bones.
In 1210, when an adjacent cemetery ranRead more
Once we had explored the rooftop terrace we made our way into the Cathedral just as the rain started again. The weather god was on our side.
Inside the Cathedral is vast with soaring ceilings heldRead more
With the early morning rain easing just enough for us to venture out, our first stop today was to the Milan Cathedral or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary. Dedicated to theRead more
Today we start out journey homeward bound and sadly farewell the beautiful Puglia regione of Italy. We have loved our time exploring this diverse, interesting and stunning part of Italy and lookRead more
After a stroll through Bari and the old town it was time to rest our weary legs and enjoy one of the last few Italian lunches before we head home. The restaurants and cafes here can be quite deceptiveRead more
We sadly bid farewell to Locorotondo, one of our favourite towns from this trip, to start making our way home. With our train leaving for Milan early tomorrow morning from Bari we opted to spend theRead more
After our day out we returned home to Locorotondo for an afternoon siesta before heading back out for dinner. While we have been here we have noticed the large light installations adorning a lot ofRead more