Spello is very close to Assisi, and is probably often overlooked by tourists. The parking is free, the narrow streets are completely charming and there seems to be an overabundance of fine restaurants in the place. Our room was in…
Feuds, Festivities and Francis of Assisi
Assisi sits on a hillside like a shining white mirage, spread out horizontally on a green backdrop with the impressive Basilica of St. Francis on the left. Approaching it from the bottom, we stopped to take some pictures and had…
Siena is not Vienna
We arrived in Siena later in the evening, having been completely consumed by San Gimignano. It is as unlike Vienna as a city could possible be. Cramped, twisting, all mostly of bare brick, it is the opposite of Vienna’s grand…
Two Towns of Tragedy (and Love). And Parma.
Verona. Well first of all, our apartment was located 50 metres from Juliet’s apartment, but unlike Juliet we didn’t have a balcony. However, I did meet my Romeo for the next few days. I suppose I could get into all…
The Owl’s Attic and the Heart of Prosecco
And now for something completely different! We backtracked a little bit to Cison di Sanmarino to the house of Barbarella and Alessandro. They offer one room, La Suita, to guests and what a room it is. The whole house is…
Cloud-cloaked Mountain
So they got the weather forecast right after all, but perhaps not as bad as expected. The mountains were shrouded in heavy drapes of low-hanging clouds, but the rain was only occasional on the twisty winding drive to San Vito…