Vatican CityVatican CitySistine Chapel41°54’11” N 12°27’15” E
ItalyLatiumTivoliFontana Di Tivoli41°57’48” N 12°47’49” E
October 8, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We drove 45 min to Tivoli and visited villa of the 16th century cardinal. The building is a bit sparse but the gardens with the fountains were stunning. We stayed in B&B with the building that datesRead more
ItalyLatiumTivoliPonte LucanoVilla Adriana41°56’24” N 12°46’32” E
October 9, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 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 theRead more
ItalyBasilicateMateraConvicinio di Sant'Antonio40°39’41” N 16°36’48” E
October 9, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 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 caveRead more
ItalyBasilicateMateraPalazzo Lanfranchi40°39’47” N 16°36’39” E
October 10, 2021 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
In the morning we had a great 3 hr private tour with an Airbnb experience guide. Matera is one of the oldest settlements in the porous caves and the city has many layers of history, and many churchesRead more
ItalyBasilicateMateraVillaggio Saraceno40°36’59” N 16°39’19” E
October 11, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 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.Read more
ItalyApuliaAlberobelloTrulli District40°46’59” N 17°14’17” E
October 11, 2021 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 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 wereRead more
ItalyApuliaAlberobelloMuseo del Territorio "Casa Pezzolla"40°47’1” N 17°14’20” E
October 12, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We walked around this beautiful town. It’s been commercialized with souvenir stores in all the trulli but it’s still unbearably beautiful and photogenic!
ItalyApuliaLocorotondo40°45’11” N 17°19’44” E
October 12, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We drove to nearby Locorotondo which is a sparkling white town on a hill. We walked around and had delicious lunch of steak tartar with burrata and another rendition of oriacheta
ItalyApuliaOstuniCathedral of Ostuni40°44’4” N 17°34’43” E
October 12, 2021 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We then continued our drive further south and stopped quickly at Ostuni, another sparkling white city, before driving to the heart of Puglia to Lecce.
