• Rudi Marich
  • Lara Marich
  • Rudi Marich
  • Lara Marich

Italy 2026

Rudi & Lara tarafından 68 günlük bir macera Okumaya devam et
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    16 Mayıs 2026

    Day 1

    16 Mayıs, Avustralya ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Departed Adelaide for Rome.
    It's been around 45 hours on the go with only a few hours of sleep in transit. We had a long delay at Singapore airport where we boarded the flight to Rome only to be told that this plane was not serviceable and we will have to disembark and wait until they could organise a serviceable plane.🙏 Day one and two has definitely morphed into one very long day😴Okumaya devam et

  • Day 5

    20 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Today we walked up to Giglio Castle and down to Campese where we enjoyed a drink and an aperitivo then back to Porto Giglio.

  • Day 6

    21 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Another slow breakfast at the beautiful Saraceno Hotel followed by a walk down to Aranella Beach.
    In the afternoon, the crystal clear water and white sand of our favourite Cannelle Beach was calling us again ....more swimming, relaxing in the sunshine and lunch at the beach bar.Okumaya devam et

  • Day 7

    22 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    Leaving Giglio Island is always a little sad, even when you know you are returning in a weeks time!
    We travelled back to Monte Argentario by ferry and enjoyed some local gin in Orbetello and Porto Ercole.
    We arrived in our new apartment to find a surprise gift from Claudia and Elena of lovely Vin Santo and Cantucci 😍
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  • Day 8 and 9

    22 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    We spent today exploring Porto Ecole. The port area was wonderful to look around and we walked up to the old fortified city with wonderful panoramic views of the sea and town. We spent the rest of the afternoon at the local beach swimming and relaxing 😌Okumaya devam et

  • Day 10

    24 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Today we travelled from Porto Ecole to Porto Santo Stefano and moved into Rosa's apartment, which we will call home for the next four weeks 😀 The apartment looks onto the port and town and the views are amazing.
    In the evening we were invited to join Elena and Claudia and their friends, at a wonderful wine festival in the streets of Porto Santo Stefano - Calici d'Argento
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  • Day 11

    25 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

    Today our very good friends, Malcolm (Lara's old school friend from Mt Gambier) and his wife Helen arrived, to spend a few days with us.
    It felt quite surreal to be together in Italy, as our usual summer catch up location is Robe!
    We cooked up a storm and spent a love evening on the balcony.
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  • Day 12

    26 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    We spent today with Malcolm and Helen swimming at a number of local beaches and exploring the port. The day ended with aperitivo by the sea followed by a delicious dinner at restaurant Trattoria Dai FratiOkumaya devam et

  • Day 13

    27 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

    Today we were Malcolm and Helen's 'Gigliese guides' as we made a day trip to Giglio Island on the ferry.
    We took the bus up to the old walled Castello then walked down the donkey trail.
    We had lunch at the small restaurant right on Cannelle Beach and swam in the crystal clear water of my favourite beach.Okumaya devam et

  • Day 14

    28 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    We said our goodbyes to Malcolm and Helen as they left for Rome, after 3 fabulous days together.
    We hiked for a few hours up the ridge behind Porto SS and down to Cala Grande for a swim.
    It was an extra special day because we saw 2 donkeys and chatted to a woman who was a truffle hunter with her dog Nutella 🫏🐕Okumaya devam et

  • Day 15

    29 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    A lovely slow morning walking into the old port for coffee and sweet treats.
    In the evening, Claudia and Milo invited us to join them at a beach party at Giannella - another one of the narrow strips of land connecting Monte Argentario to the main coastline.
    Claudia's brother was in the band and we were the Australians at the Hawaiian party in Italy! Such a fun night of sunset on the beach, rock & roll music and lots of dancing🤩
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  • Day 16

    30 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    We started the day slowly with breakfast and coffees on our balcony overlooking the port.
    We then headed off for our daily swim at the local beach ⛱️ "Cantoniera". The lovely friends Lara made here last year then invited us to the local rowing boat races at Porto Ecole , it was an amazing experience 😀Okumaya devam et

  • Day 17

    31 Mayıs, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    The day started with a small hike up to the fort on the hill above our apartment. Once again the weather is quite warm so our hiking options are limited but we continued down through the valley to arrive at our swimming beach. We then received a message from Claudia to join them at the 'secret garden' bar above the beach for G&T and hours of chatting and laughing with a group of friends.
    We arrived home 6 hours later 🤣 just in time to eat delicious porchetta and roast vegetables on our balcony and watch the sun go down.
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  • Day 18

    1 Haziran, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Milo kindly dropped us off at the end of the narrow peninsular of Feniglia, on his way to work.
    It was a cloudy and cool morning, perfect for walking through the Pine forests and bird watching on the lagoon side. The beach side of Feniglia was pretty wild with todays wind direction so we swapped out swimming for lunch and drinks at the small beach bar Il Tempio.
    We then continued walking along the mainland and turning back up to Orbetello for our favourite gelati - 18.5 km in total.
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  • Day 19

    2 Haziran, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Today was Italy's National Republic holiday and we took the ferry back out to Giglio Island for 3 nights.
    Much to our delight, when we arrived at our favourite Cannelle Beach they had a couple of guys playing live music at the beach bar.
    We took a seat and left 6 hours later after partying, talking (in a wonderful mash up of Italian and English) eating, drinking and so much laughing - such a memorable afternoon with Giglio delivering more of its special magic.
    Two young couples from Milan joined us at the table (they had spent some time travelling in Australia) and when the muscians (from Florence) finishing playing, they joined us to 'facciamo una festa' (make a party) again 🥳
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  • Day 20

    3 Haziran, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    We started the day with a slow breakfast at the Saraceno Hotel with extra coffees on the hotel balcony overlooking the mainland.
    This was followed up by some last minute shopping for Lara, due to her covering her clothing with makeup. Lara's travel pot of foundation exploded when she removed the lid 🤣🤣
    The rest of the day was spent on the beautiful Cannelle beach⛱️
    We headed back to Giglio Castello to watch the sunset and eat dinner then walked back to Porto Giglio on the donkey trail in the dark for degestivi drinks at a local bar.
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  • Day 21

    4 Haziran, İtalya ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Another donkey trail today ...the 'sweet one' (Mulattiera del Dolce).
    It was a beautiful rocky path through the forest dropping steeply to Campese Beach.
    We had a quick swim at this red sand beach and then returned by bus.
    We also had a swim at our favourte Cannelle Beach and also off the rocks below the hotel in the deep clear water - 3 lovely swimming locations in one day!
    Out for aperitivo and dinner at the port, for our last night on Giglio.
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  • Day 23

    6 Haziran, İtalya ⋅ 🌬 23 °C

    We enjoyed a special lunch at Moletto Ristorante and then discovered our friends were just outside on the beach - so we joined them for a while in the sunshine.
    Later we gathered for a wonderful evening for a street party below the Fortezza.
    This involved many hours enjoying local specialty dishes (like stoco and salted tonnata), wine, music, conversation and laughter....all finished off with a local gin an tonic at Bar Centrale.
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  • Day 24

    7 Haziran, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Today was like a dream as we spent many hours relaxing on Milo and Elena's boat (just off the coast of Monte Argentario near the Grotta Azzura).
    We were a party of 8 and it was the perfect day of enjoying the company of lovely friends, swimming from the back of the boat, soaking up the beautiful vistas and lazing in the sunshine.
    Such special memories ❤️
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  • Day 25

    8 Haziran, İtalya ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Today was a dream come true with a visit to the incredible Saturnia Cascate di Mulino with Elena, Ava and Claudia.
    We have wanted to visit Saturnia for many years and we were delighted to make it happen this time.
    The natural terme is a series of cascading milky-blue travertine pools with sulphur-rich water which flows year round at a constant, relaxing 37.5 degrees - just divine to relax and soak for hours.
    We were surrounded by typical Tuscan green hills and it was just divine to relax and soak for hours.
    We stayed for the night in a lovely country villa (a working property for olive oil) nestled in the Tuscan hills and we were treated with wonderful hospitality.
    After dinner in the village of Saturnia, we walked back to the villa in the dark, completely surrounded by fireflies ...magical.
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