When you go to Naples, the guidebooks tell you not to miss Via San Gregorio Armeno (also known as Presepe Street), a street in the old city full of little…
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Sometimes getting lost is a good thing. While attempting to find our B&B in Maratea (see here for details on this gem) we found ourselves at the end of a…
Matera is a place that’s been brewing in my consciousness and on my ‘travel to’ list for a few years now. It sounded very mysterious to me – a town…
Sometimes if you’re very lucky you stumble upon a place that’s pure magic. This year I found it in Maratea. Maratea is a little seaside town in Basilicata in southern…
Ciao a tutti! I know I’ve been missing in action for a while, and I apologise if you’ve missed me. I’ve been travelling and having the Travelling Pantaloni blog re-designed…
I am married to a car (and bike) nut. So when Mr Travellling Pantaloni heard I was planning a trip to northern Italy he jumped at the chance to go…
As long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to stay in a villa in Italy. It just sounds so incredibly romantic … staying near a small town in an old…
When you’ve had enough of the gritty realness of Catania, I recommend hopping aboard a sailing boat and spending the day cruising the rocky coastline north. On a sunny day…
On my first trip to Sicily Catania wasn’t on my list. And it’s no wonder, because at the time Lonely Planet described its historic centre as ‘decayed and depressing’. From…
What ignites your interest in visiting a particular part of the world? And how long does it take you to eventually get there? For me, often it’s films. I’ll see…
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