Piedmont is Italy’s second largest region and is a big wine-producing area with approximately 45,000 hectares under vine. The name, Piedmont, translates to foot of the mountains, and the mountains form a backdrop to almost everywhere you go – with the Alps in the north and west and the Apennines in the south. We put our toe in the waters of Lake Maggiore in the Piedmont region when we spent […]
Mamma-Mia, Bellissimo! We had a rich and colourful month in Italy in June-July, driving through six very different regions from Milano down to Rapallo on the Ligurian sea, across to Florence in Tuscany, around Bologna and Cesena in Emilio-Romagna down the Adriatic coast to Sirolo in the Marche region and Trani, Monopoli, Ostruni and Alborabella in the Apulia, then back up to Baveno on Lake Maggiore and Lake Garda and […]
Apulia region We spent 10 days in the charming region of Apulia (Puglia) in early July (along with half the population of the world it seemed) exploring Trani, Bari, Ostuni, Monopoli, Alborabello and Polignano e Mare. The Puglia region stretches down the southeast coast of Italy and is fondly known as the ‘heel of the boot’. And boy does that heel pack a kick when it comes to picture-perfect towns, […]