Italy Summer 2021 Stories

Lucca Revisited – Summer 2021 Returning to the beautiful Tuscan city four years later We returned to Lucca for a week in the summer of 2021 on our way back to France. We stayed in a lovely little apartment just inside the city walls in a quiet corner of town. […]

Lucca Summer 2021

Our Sulmona Travel Stories Our Sulmona Travel Stories Discovering Hidden Gems in Abruzzo We arrived in Sulmona late on a Saturday afternoon under a sky dark with threatening storms. We quickly found a parking spot near our apartment and checked in just before the heavy rain hit. The apartment was […]

Sulmona Italy Stories

San Gimignano and Siena Stories San Gimignano and Siena Stories Our Tuscan Adventure From Alessandria, we travelled into the heart of the Chianti region in Tuscany and stayed in a beautifully restored farmhouse just outside the medieval hilltop town of San Gimignano. Our apartment was surrounded by picturesque vineyards — […]

San Gimignano Stories

Our Journey Through Barolo, Alessandria, and San Gimignano Our Journey Through Barolo, Alessandria, and San Gimignano From the Alps into the Heart of Italian Wine Country After a swift drive across France, we entered Italy through the impressive 13-kilometre Fréjus Tunnel. Emerging on the Italian side, we found ourselves about […]

Italy Summer 2021 – Langhe Valley