Our final stop in Italy for the trip is just outside the Cinque Terre in Tramonti National Park. It’s one…
We leave Elba and head back to the mainland. An hours drive north puts us at a beach which was…
First impressions of Elba are slightly disappointing. The small beach at Sant’Andrea is crowded with people and rows of loungers…
An hours drive south of our accommodation is the hilltop city of Orvieto. Having just visited busy Florence this is…
When we first started talking about coming to this part of Italy people warned us about coming in July or…
It’s a short drive to Siena from our accommodation and we find the parking relatively easily, so we are in…
We decide to kick off our stay in Tuscany with a day in Arezzo, but first a quick trip into…
We leave Portonovo feeling thoroughly chilled out, so much so that we consider skipping our next planned stop. We are…
If anywhere on this trip merits dressing for dinner, the Hotel Emilia in Portonovo is the place. I must admit that this…
Looking at a map, the cities of Verona, Padua and Venice cluster together in a neat line, just inviting you…