Hotel Marina Porto Ercole

From the Med we drove inland to the east and into Southern Tuscany. We drove through some plain countryside and were about 2 kms from our destination when we commented on where is the town as we could not see it. Around a hair pin bend and we went wow! There in front of us was the walled city of Pitigliano nested on the top of hill surrounded by deep gorges. We found the perfect park for the night which looked across at the old city, with the highlight being its 16th ...

... we need to be in Morocco by the 18th Dec as Kim promised me I would have surfing on my birthday - yay!!!! Then we have Hayden and Gill joining us for Christmas in Marrakesh - whoo hoo! It was text message city in Scooby this morning as we got another text this time from Gill in London giving us the fantastic news that I had been accepted as a British citizen. I had lodged my papers before we left London but did not expect to hear so soon as processing times can be up to 6 months!

... light,
both direct and reflected, a sense of being cut off from the busy
world, and, above all, the smells and breezes of the coast.

I have stayed in this promontory quite a few times, and it has amagic which no other part of Italy can fully emulate. Perhaps one reason is that, unlike any other coastal Italian resort area that I
Porto Ercole, Tuscany, Italy isola_rossa

Located near Porto Ercole on the south-west coast of the romantic Tuscan peninsula of Monte Argentario, this peaceful, secluded seven-bedroom property has breathtaking, panoramic views of the Mediterranean and islands Giglio, Giannutri, Monte Cristo and Elba - even Corsica can be ...

... itself and on up the coast there are constant reminders of more belligerent times, particularly the series of “Castelle” or look-out towers that stud the coastline. At Porto Ercole, one of the two main towns on Argentario, the fortresses of La Rocca, Filippo, Santa Carolina and Stella dominate the hillsides above the perfect little natural harbour. Now that Porto Ercole is a place more associated with pleasure, good food, boats and relaxation (the renowned ...

... We caught the bus back to Orbetello and got ready for dinner.

It was Friday night and the town was full to the brim with people up from Rome for a weekend of partying. Apparently the Italians decided to have a festival the first weekend of September to beef up tourism and it worked so well in Rome that Orbetello was having its own. The bands were setting up all over town. The women were dressed in resort wear and in spite ...

The pearl of Archipelago Toscano and its coastline



In the heavenly island of the Archipelago Toscano you will find the wonderful beaches and marvellous bays of this territory.

CALA DELL' ALLUME
Town Giglio Campese
Type Caletta
Description
Wonderful small beach that can be reached by ...

... Beautifull cemetery deep in the countryside, after hectic Roma's time it was great treatment.
Very easy to go there but take long time. In generaly Italy is fine with public transport and intercity trains, but internazionale trains take time.
After very nice relax day bye bye Tarquinia.

... were spending on hostels -- then I was happy to give it a try. By 10pm we were both exhausted from driving all day and when the boy at the security check-in said "You have a tent for 2 nights," we both were too tired to care. But it wasn't an ordinary tent and this wasn't an ordinary campground. First, they had everything! Restaurants, bars, pizza parlors, movies, bicycles...and Second, they had a private beach directly on ...

... uit te leggen dat Beatrix jarig is vandaag en hij wil van hem weten waar het huis zich bevindt. Oggie (vandaag) Beatrix seitante cinque ( 65, met zijn handen gebarend). Hij doet daarbij alsos hij staat te wapperen met een vlaggetje. Heel vreemd dat de man het niet begrijpt. Na de wandeling naar het fort gaat Janwillem liever plankjes schuren lakken, dan naar het zoveelste kasteeltje te lopen. Esther gaat schrobben, Janwillem schuren. Om een plankje te schilderen moet je eerst al je ...