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East Coast, Best Coast – Cala Gonone
Days after arriving back in Sardegna, I got a message from Kristina asking if I wanted to go for a day trip to Cala Gonone, a quaint little town on the eastern coast. When traveling Italy, access to a car can be EVERYTHING and Kristina gracefully agreed to drive us there. After hours of winding…
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and I dreamed of a beach in Ancona…
Sitting along the Adriatic coast, Ancona is the capitol of the Marche region and is home to a port for cruise-liners and industrial ships alike. Taking its name from the greek “angkon”, meaning “elbow, Ancona’s harbor serves as a connector between Italy and Croatia. The city has main rail lines that connect to Rome, Milan,…
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Le Mura di Lucca – The Walls of Lucca
The walls of Lucca have housed a charming little city since the 1200’s. As military operations advanced, the walls underwent changes through the 1800’s in order to protect the city from Florence’s grasp. Funnily enough, they were never even used for defense purposes, although in 1812, when the River Serchio flooded, the walls were closed…
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Sardegna, io ti porto nel cor – a week in Santu Lussurgiu
I’ve been wracking my brain these past few weeks about what to share first on this blog. I have so many incredible memories of this country and the freshest memories in my heart belong in Sardinia. The island to the west of the mainland. The home of Sardo, a beautiful language with millions of variations…
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Benvenuti a tutti! Welcome to all!
Piacere! It is my pleasure to welcome you to my personal blog. I can’t wait to share travel tips, tricks, insights and advice on all things Italy. I fell in love with this country after spending a semester abroad in Milano in 2018 and I can’t seem to shake this feeling of nostalgia and love…