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South of Italy 2021
  • Ella Balagula
  • Igor Balagula
  • Ella Balagula
  • Igor Balagula

South of Italy 2021

A bit of Rome, Puglia (heel of the boot) and the Amalfi coast Læs mere
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    9. oktober 2021
    South of Italy 2021
    Laocoon - exact same sculpture in in Odessa

    Rome

    8. oktober 2021, Vatikanet ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    We landed in Rome, rented a car and went directly to Vatican. We had an appt to see the Sistine Chapel. The chapel was as incredible as I imagined. Another amazing surprise was just how huge and breathtaking Vatican museum is that leads to the chapel. Incredible Rafael fresco rooms and a huge hallway of medieval maps. We rented audio guide but it was long and not very engaging. Instead we should have listened to Rick Steve’s guide on his app.Læs mere

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    B&B that we stayed in - 15th century
    The cypress alley leading to our B&B

    Tivoli - Hadrian’s Villa

    9. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    We had breakfast in our B&B and then went to visit Roman Villa Hadrian’s. The villa is from 1 century AD and was the residence of the emperor Adrian. It is absolutely massive and is probably the most extensive well preserved Roman ruins that i have ever seen. The audio guide was very well organized and the sites are incredible so we spent over 2 hrs there.Læs mere

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    View from our hotel terrace
    Hotel in one of the cave houses

    Drive from Tivoli to Matera

    9. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    We drove South to Matera which took about 4 hrs. Matera is a city of houses that are built in and around the limestone and sandstone caves. We stayed in Hotel Belvedere which is a traditional cave house with stunning views over the city. Food in Matera did not impress. We have dinner at the Soul Kitchen and joked that it should be called Salt Kitchen.Læs mere

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    Skull looking rock - possibly man made
    Church carved inside the rock

    Matera park tour

    11. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    In the afternoon we took a tour with two Paleolithic researchers who drove us to the part of the park that is on private land and showed us many signs of the Stone Age people, such as carved stones. We also saw mode all church carved in the rock - there are 200 churches like that in the area!Læs mere

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    Airbnb inside one of the trulli

    Alberobello evening

    11. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    In the evening we drove south to Alberobello - the city of “trulli” which are cone shaped houses. Not pictured is a road adventure where our car ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere and we were helped by the nicest Italian family - and all without a word of English!
    We stayed in a traditional trulli, which felt and looked like a hobbit house! We had an amazing dinner of traditional occhiorette pasta and steak with pitching mushrooms.    Læs mere

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    Baroque decorations are highly symbolic

    Lecce

    13. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

    Lecce is a beautiful Baroque town and we took a 2 hr tour in the morning where we saw many baroque churches with incredible rich detail. As with most Italian places, there are layers of history in Lecce and there is a Roman amphitheater underneath the city, partially excavated. We then took a good of Jewish quarter and Jewish museum, which opened only a few years ago, showing rich and forgotten history of the once flourishing Jewish population in Lecce. We then had delicious lunch at Coccina Mamma Elvira - fish and pasta with porcini mushrooms. And we also had local pastries filled with custard - super rich and yummy!Læs mere

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    View from our balconyIncredible blue light comes from sun shining through underwater tunnelMultilayer architecture - church with moorish influencesBeautiful Amalfi squareMaking paper with 13th century technique

    Positano and Amalfi

    14. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    We drove from Lecce to Positano, breaking the 6 hrs drive with an overnight stop. In the morning, we drove 1.5 hrs and arrived to Positano. After a quick cappuccino and admiring a stunning view from our balcony in Villa Nettuno, we met our driver for the day. Parking and driving along Amalfi coast is quite an affair, so we had a driver take us around the major sights. We stopped by at the Emerald Grotto and took a quick boat tour in the grotto fo see incredible light that sun shines through the underwater tunnel. Then we drove to Amalfi where we visited the cathedral and museum of paper in the medieval paper mill. We even tried our hand at making paper!Læs mere

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    View from villa Rufulo
    Famous Infinity terraceBeautiful Ravello

    Ravello

    14. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    We drove to Ravello and visited beautiful Villa Rufulo where there are music concerts and festivals in the summer. We then went to villa Cimbrone which is actually a hotel where many celebrities used to stay, Greta Garbo and the likes. But the gardens are open to the public and are stunning, especially the famous Infinity Terrace.Læs mere

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    Lemon trees everywhere
    Morning on our balconyShakshuka and omelet!

    Positano

    15. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    Today we had delicious breakfast at Casa Bottega and then walked down to Positano pier and beach, to take a ferry to Capri. The weather was a bit cold and windy, unusually so for October, but the wind started to calm down.Læs mere

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  • South of Italy 2021
    On the ferry to Capri
    Vesuvius in the distanceChairlift from Anacapri to Mount SolaroFamous Capri Faraglioni rocksPositano from the ferry

    Capri

    15. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    We took a ferry to Capri, admiring amazing views at every corner of the ride. Capri is known as a glamorous island but it also had beautiful landscape. We took a bus to Anacapri, another small town higher up on the island and then took a chairlift up to Mont Solaro for the most incredible views.Læs mere

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    Evening in Positano

    15. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    We came back to Positano, watched glorious sunset from our balcony and had dinner at Da Vincenzo. We loved it so much that we had dinner at the same place all 3 nights that we were at Positano! Incredible home cooking and they knew us, greeting me “Ella!” every time.Læs mere

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    Many views to Positano from the roadEvery step of the hike had incredible viewsDominican Monastery below the path

    Walk of the Gods

    16. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    Today we hiked one of the worlds most famous hikes - Path of the Gods. We took a bus to Amalfi, from there a bus to Bomerano and then walked about 6 km back to Positano. This hike has some of the best views that I have ever seen and no pictures can do them justice.Læs mere

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    "Purgatory street" leading to the poor people cemeteryVendor roasting chestnuts next to the roman columnOriginal BANKSYOne of many incredible Pompeii mosaics in the Napoli museumFamous Eat Pray Love pizzeria

    Napoli

    17. oktober 2021, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    In the morning we drove 1.5 hrs to Napoli where we took a great Airbnb experience tour and then went to Napoli Roman Archeological museum with the best collection of Roman statues and mosaics, mostly from the Pompei excavations. We listened to Rick Steve’s tour of the museum and then did 1.5 hrs walk by Rick Steve’s as well. I fell in love with Napoli - you can definitely feel the grit, and it’s famous Memento Vivi zest for life. We then had amazing pizza in the Pizzeria Da Michelle, made famous by the movie Eat Pray Love.Læs mere

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    18. oktober 2021
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