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Haunted and Scary Places in Italy – Part 2

Here is part two of Italy Chronicles’ Halloween special.  If the the tale of the lady with big boots doesn’t give you nightmares, then the story of the demonic abbey which wreaks of rotten flesh, may well do.  Or how about the screams of the blue-haired girl? There are lots of eerie places in Italy: […]

Haunted and Scary Places in Italy

Have you ever felt scared while in Italy? My Italian life, for instance, is full of horrors: I get a fright every time I see my electricity bill in the post box and scream with terror when open my gas bill. If my internet connection fails, it sends shiver down my spine as I know […]

Knowing Italy – Le Cinque Terre

When I came to Italy well over ten years ago, I was not really aware of all that Italy had to offer. I knew of the legendary big three Italian destinations: Rome, Venice and Florence, and, purely as a result of having seen the photographs of a colleague, I was aware of the stunning beauty of the Amalfi coastline. From programmes on history, I’d found out about Pompeii. That, I’m sorry to say, was about it.

Ghoulish Gastronomy in Tuscany

The Castello Sorci Restaurant in Tuscany

Deep in the depths of Tuscany, not too far from a delightful little place called Anghiari, which is on the border with Umbria, there is the hauntingly interesting restaurant the Locanda al Castello di Sorci.

Ghosts Near Rome – Lake Nemi

The second of the Ghosts from Italy series is about the ghosts of those who can be found wandering around near the former Temple of Diana on the shore of Lake Nemi, near Rome.

Do you believe in ghosts?

Phantasmic goings on at my parents place. My folks live in quite an old house, which was itself built from the stones of a yet older habitation. Builders recently eliminated some damp problems and seem to have released one of those souls who has not yet found his or her path to paradise or wherever […]