The Violet Coast: Tropea and Capo Vaticano
If you are lucky enough to be driving south along the the Tyrrhenian coast, at sundown, you will witness a spectacle like no other: the...
Pizzo; It's All About History and Charm
As a teenager, many years ago, I had visited Pizzo with my father. Then, to my greatest delight, I had found a small town with a main...
Italy's Last Frontier
photo by Bruno Spagnolo Somewhere you’ve never truly been is to the Calabria I know. It is the Calabria that persists without regard for...
At "The End of the Earth"
If I’m late with my blog post, I have good reason; as varied and off the wall as these excuses are, they are the “honest-to-god” truth! I...
Rustici Leccesi
The Rustici Leccesi or Salentini are the finger-lickin'-good snack/appetizers found everywhere in Salento, from bars to restaurant...
Otranto, Gateway to the Orient
We are driving from Gallipoli, across to the east coast of Salento, and to the easternmost town of Italy, Otranto. The landscape, its...
A carnevale ogni scherzo vale.....
I remember climbing on the backrest of an old settee in order to look out of our third floor window at Piazza dell’Unità to see the...
Viva Viva il Carnevale
It's almost Carnevale. Tuesday, February 17, to be exact, will mark the last day before the Lenten season begins. In Italy, like in many...
Volare oh..oh...ohoh!
The post Christmas break in Florida was what I thought I needed: lots of sun, the hot, sticky kind; plenty of rest, the unending,...