Travelogues Italy

The beautiful city.

And again, we manage to hit the road at exactly 10:00. Today, our route leads to Mount Etna, the highest and most active volcano in Europe, standing at 3,357 meters. The...

This morning the day starts gray and cold. We don't let that stop us and pack our hiking gear and backpack. We're heading to the nearby Zingaro Nature Reserve near Scolpello....

Bonassola is a small and sleepy village in Cinque Terre, it gets busier only in summer. We pay €15 and are allowed to park by the road with a beautiful view of the sea. We are...

We arrive in Cinque Terre in the rain and find a parking lot high above the town on the road. It is a large bus parking lot. The weather is not great, I want to walk the dog and...

From Volterra we drive towards the Etruscan coast and visit some beautiful mountain villages along the way. It's cold and rainy weather, but when we arrive at our overnight...

Because we liked the Saturnia thermal spring so much, we are heading to the next warm sulfur springs in Bagni San Fillippo. Here too, it is a beautiful natural...

The coastal town of Sorrento, Italian Sorrento, is located on the peninsula of the same name. The city nestles closely to the cliffs. The port is very quaint and it...

We come to Otranto, a name we have never heard before. We park on the street right by the harbor and look at the massive walls of the old town. From the harbor, the entrance...

Arriving at the bottom of the boot, specifically at the "vault", we find a great spot with palm trees directly on the sandy beach. It's wonderfully warm and Schnuffi gets...

By chance we end up in Borgo Bonsignore. The beach is beautiful, but the pitch is rather dilapidated. That's why a fence has been installed, which spoils the pictures with its...

We leave our beautiful viewpoint and drive through Palermo. The city is very big and the traffic is chaotic. Everyone is driving around wildly and honking. The fishermen...

Today we first enjoyed our breakfast at the reserved window table. Large retractable glass windows with a view of the lake. In addition, a super complete buffet with everything...

Now the day after our wedding anniversary! Today is all about 'lounging around'. After a very extensive breakfast (fried eggs, boiled eggs, sausages, boiled ham, various juices,...

Today we finally went to the sea with the hotel shuttle and enjoyed the beautiful turquoise water! In the late afternoon, the children wanted to go to the rocks from yesterday...

Caprile - Passo Giau - Passo Falzarego - Passo Valparole - Arabba Passo Giau, with its 29 hairpin bends on the ascent (and almost as many on the descent), will remain in our...

After waking up with well-pierced calves and breakfast, we went to the beach to relax, nap, swim, listen to the sound of the waves .. around 3pm, we headed north .. passing...

Sleeping in was the plan. In the morning, we drove back to Cles, the main village in Val di Non. We strolled through the streets to a viewpoint from where we could overlook Cles...

In the last two days, we sought refuge from the rain at a campsite south of Olbia. Now the weather seems to be improving a bit. That's why we headed north and visited the port...

Today we spent the first half of the day relaxing in the small town of Borghetto. Then we drove south to Mantua and found a place to stay for the night by a lake after visiting...

Today I went hiking again. The hiking poles came in handy when I took a hike around the beautiful Abbey of Abbazia di Sant Antimo. Especially because I veered off the path a bit...

Beautiful hike through a gorgeous river valley. This green river always by my side, sometimes murmuring softly, sometimes rushing loudly over rocks and stones. Pure nature, no...

Today we're heading to San Gimignano, an ancient Tuscan town on top of the hill — where else in southern Tuscany. I'm staying at the 13th century Palazzo Mainardi, the room is...

Hiking with my friend's family in Italy.

On this Sunday, we wanted to visit our neighbor Roberto Lucarelli. To make a good impression, we rested throughout the day and dressed nicely. Before we left, we had a small...

Heute war erstmal ausruhen angesagt und akklimatisieren.Gestartet mit einem Frühstück, das draußen eingenommen werden konnte. ( Im deutschen Sommer dieses Jahr undenkbar😓)Unser...

So today is the last stage. It has been great so far. Even though the start on Tuesday was very wet. And another good news: Yesterday we exceeded 1,500 €. Super! Today we go...

Vera on the way to the train station: 'I'm running without the backpack and those hiking shoes!' What a joke... We had to run twice today already. Lesson learned: Never promise...

Here we go! First 2 days in Merano, and then we hike to Lake Garda. The journey was long, over 12 hours. At 7 PM, we went to a nice pizzeria with a view of a vineyard, and then...

I wanted to write a short note about how it was with Covid in Italy during our short stay here. It was actually quite pleasant. We were not checked or stopped at the border. In...