Colourful Abruzzo in the Autumn

The View of Abruzzo from Villas for Two

How about visiting Italy in the autumn?  It will be cooler and much less crowded than in the summer, and it will be colourful.  As I mentioned recently, the autumn colours of the green Italian region of Abruzzo really caught my eye.  Luckily, quite a number of photographers have be capturing the … [Read more...]

Guess Where in Italy? Part 15

Where is this Castle in Italy?

The last Guess Where in Italy? post certainly got quite a few people guessing, with the distorted photograph causing quite a few problems! Well, seeing as I like to keep people guessing, here is Part 15 of this fun quiz to help people get to know Italy.This has been guessed! See below to find … [Read more...]

Guess Where in Italy? Part 14

Can you guess which city this is in Italy?

In this episode of the Guess Where in Italy series you will see an novel image of place in Italy. Can you guess where this place is?You have until Wednesday 26 January to provide the answer via a comment, and this quiz is just for fun.See how well you know Italy by guessing the city featured … [Read more...]

Big Bugs Cast Shadows Over Italy

There are some mighty big bugs in Italy.  Some of the wasps I've seen are huge, and scary.  Luckily, for those of you who are like me: not the world's greatest bug fans, these miniature giants of the Italian bug world are not often to be spotted.But they are there, and, boy, are some of them … [Read more...]

Orange Cagli in Le Marche, Italy

Italy is a curious mix of dark and light, of good, bad and ugly.  Cagli, a small town in the Le Marche region of Italy, looks good and light.  Here is a photograph of one of Cagli's buildings.Pastel colours are everywhere in Italy.  Pinks, greens, rusty and sandy browns.  Sometimes, though, … [Read more...]