Travelogues Italy

One more hike on Mount Etna, one more visit to a city, and then we'll take the ferry from Messina back to the Italian mainland in Calabria. That was our plan for the last two...

The last few days have been varied. We set off from the parking spot in Syracuse to drive towards Etna. Anita said that I should check the air in the rear tire again, as the car...

After 20 hours on the ferry, we arrived at the port of Palermo. After a delicious pizza and a short night swim in the sea, we return "home" to Nonna's roots in Petrosino. It has...

You can see from the number of photos that there is a lot to see in Noto and Syracuse. Now we know why we hardly met any other tourists. Apparently they all hang out in the east...

Trip from Grado to Venice

Last stage from Udine to Grado.

5th stage from Pontebba to Udine

4th stage from Villach to Pontebba

We were lucky with our campsite in Castellammare del Golfo. The access was an adventure because it was extremely steep. The excellent location with a view of the sea made up for...

After 3 hot nights in Palermo we made a detour to nearby Monreale (not to be confused with Monreal in Rhineland-Palatinate 😉), which is known for its Norman cathedral from the...

From the ferry we went straight to a motorhome parking space in Palermo. It was only 2.5 km, but the traffic in Palermo makes a Central European sweat with fear. Narrow streets,...

Finally summer again! This time we didn't wait long and went to Sicily on the first day of our vacation. The weather forecast was "promising". 42° on Wednesday. But most of the...

From Aquileia to Summaga Corno River in Villanova River Tagliamento in Latisana Mill in Portogruao We pitched our tent at Camping Agrioasi . Very nice campsite. To...

We have arrived at the sea! We have arrived at the sea And this was before on the route: Tavagnacco: Bar Bike Bar Bike: Arancina with Mortadella and Pistachio cream ...

After a rainy day, which we used for bike repairs and chilling out, we head towards Italy. On the Drau River, we try out the recliners and come across circus animals in a...

3.7.2024 Portofino Today was not a sea day, but I made it a relaxing day. I boarded the tender boat at around 10:00 a.m. and had myself dropped off in the harbor. The place...

2.7.2024 Carrara I had booked a trip to Florence and Pisa. We gathered at 8:00 am and left the ship. After a good 1 1/2 hours we reached Florence. Now the strenuous part began....

1.7.2024 Civitavecchia A large number of my travel companions set out to visit Rome today. Since I had already seen the most important things in Rome and didn't want to put...

30.6.2024 Naples I had booked an excursion to the "Caserta Palace", which is located in the city of Caserta, north of Naples. The participants of the excursion met at 8:15 a.m.,...

29.6.2024 Syracuse Unfortunately, during my preparations for today's shore leave, I had not discovered any sights that were of interest to me. So I took the tender boat without...

21.6.2024 Trieste I disembarked today at around 9:00 a.m., but had no plan. Our ship was only a few hundred meters from the old town, which was my destination. I admired the...

19.6.2024 Ravenna + San Marino Today's excursion started at 10 a.m. In the theater I was given my bus number, 1. Shortly afterwards we boarded the corresponding bus. I had...

Well, bye everyone! Hello to those who stayed at home and anyone else who is interested. In anticipation of this year's vacation, I will first chronologically pull up the old...

Yes, today was the day. After a two-hour drive we reached Brescello, the filming location of Don Camillo and Pepone. Everyone our age has seen the films and laughed. Even today...

We had breakfast in the hotel next door, which was very good by the way, fresh fruit, all Italian coffee and filter coffee. We were aiming for Brescello, but we knew that was...

After breakfast we went to the train station in Mestre, to the Flixbus stop. The bus was a little late, I recognized Pepe's bike, but Pepe didn't want to get off, but it worked...

Checked out of the campsite this morning. Then got on the bike, the goal was to get as close as possible to Pepe's arrival point. The weather was great, sunny and always around...

Now in the last blog post about the vacation trip to Rome, I first have to tell you about the train journey on the return journey. On this journey we had 19 minutes to change...

We have only touched on the Christian aspect of Rome; those interested in this history can visit many churches in the city and of course visit the Pope. Many tourists flocked to...

Relaxed day, started with a nice breakfast, bread roll, newspaper, jam and strong coffee. The little Maccinetta works quite well on the gas stove. After breakfast, we cycled...