When we talk about Italy over here, the immediate reaction of almost anyone is a very enthusiastic and slightly breathless 'ohhh, we simply lóve Italy!'
We do too - but then, that's a bit of a silly thing to say, isn't it?
I mean, I haven't seen that much of Italy yet.
A bit of very popular Toscane (and the usual suspects: Firenze, Pisa, Siena...), the stunningly beautiful Cinque Terre south of Genova, where you enter the country coming from France. A bit of the North, after a trip that got us via the Dolomiti mountains into the river Po flatlands and the laguna near Venice. And Venice itself.
That's it. Nevertheless, I heartily agree with anyone voicing their love for Italy and all I can say after our ten days' holiday this month is that I want to go back asap. Ohh, I simply lóve.....
After this initial blog you'll read about (and see lots of photos of) the city of Ravenna and its world famous mosaics.
About the Po Delta: a vast area of marshlands and lagunas, and the city of Comacchio in the middle of it, dubbed 'Little Venice'. About the oldest and smallest republic in the world: San Marino, just south of Ravenna and bang in the middle of Italy's countryside.
We go inland, again Po country, to Verona and its famous Arena, to Vicenza with the houses - the Villa Rotunda! - and the Olympic theatre by the famous architect Palladio, and finally to the reason why we went to Italy: Venice!
Just about everything you see when travelling in Italy - and especially in cities like Venice - is as stunning as you see in travel guides.
We walked around - mid April - in summer weather: blue skies and a fiery sun. Our strolls were regularly interrupted by extremely yummy food.
Enjoy!
We do too - but then, that's a bit of a silly thing to say, isn't it?
I mean, I haven't seen that much of Italy yet.
A bit of very popular Toscane (and the usual suspects: Firenze, Pisa, Siena...), the stunningly beautiful Cinque Terre south of Genova, where you enter the country coming from France. A bit of the North, after a trip that got us via the Dolomiti mountains into the river Po flatlands and the laguna near Venice. And Venice itself.
That's it. Nevertheless, I heartily agree with anyone voicing their love for Italy and all I can say after our ten days' holiday this month is that I want to go back asap. Ohh, I simply lóve.....
After this initial blog you'll read about (and see lots of photos of) the city of Ravenna and its world famous mosaics.
About the Po Delta: a vast area of marshlands and lagunas, and the city of Comacchio in the middle of it, dubbed 'Little Venice'. About the oldest and smallest republic in the world: San Marino, just south of Ravenna and bang in the middle of Italy's countryside.
We go inland, again Po country, to Verona and its famous Arena, to Vicenza with the houses - the Villa Rotunda! - and the Olympic theatre by the famous architect Palladio, and finally to the reason why we went to Italy: Venice!
Just about everything you see when travelling in Italy - and especially in cities like Venice - is as stunning as you see in travel guides.
We walked around - mid April - in summer weather: blue skies and a fiery sun. Our strolls were regularly interrupted by extremely yummy food.
Enjoy!
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