La Pineta Tropea

... for hikers. It is close to the Serre, a forested hinterland particularly known for its delicious mushrooms, and in the far north to the rugged mountain range of the Aspromonte with a wild and untouched nature, which is also a popular destination for hikers.

Getting to know Calabria, however, does not only mean bathing in the sea, exploring cities and landscapes and visiting artworks. It also means learning to understand and love ...

OK so San Giorgio Morgeto may seem like an obscure place to visit. After all it is in the middle of Calabria and not the easiest place to find. However, it is also the place where the Ferraro family has its roots (along with most of the rest of the Italian community in Guelph). Right away we must thank the Raso family for all of their help and kindness in getting us there. We called a family friend who was born there to ask about a good hotel ...

... the car would be broken into or stolen. So we stay at Caserta nearby, and next day visit the Reggia, the Palace of the Spanish Bourbon royal family, who ruled southern Italy and Sicily for around 150 years, until they were driven out in the 1860s. It was built in the late 1700s and the grounds are larger than Versailles. Water is captured in reservoirs 4 kms away then flows through a vast series of pools, waterfalls, ponds, etc all the way to the main palace building. It ...

... the weather was just perfest for swimming. What an amazing place! Also fortunately it isn't one of the places in Italy taken over by tourists so the town is very down to earth and not full of all these flashy hotels and restaurants like we found on Capri. While we were driving along one day we saw a sign saying this way to the site where Jesus appeared in 1932 and again at ...

... 500 people participating in approximately 150 Italian courses. The students come from all over the world and range in age from 18 to 85. The average age of our course participants is around 38 years. The Italian language courses provide a range of interesting and varied activities. Our teachers are well qualified native speakers and hold degrees in Italian literature and/or ...

... a highly cultured and refined language, and immensely stimulating for foreigners taking an interest in Italy, for study purposes, family traditions or just out passion. Never before has Italian and the image of Italy been so highly acclaimed, figures reveal there are about 200 million people in the world who either speak, are ...

Now all we need is some inspiring music similar to "The Hunt for Red October" and that would start out this entry in good fashion. Our day began leaving Sorrento and hopping on the A3 Autostrada heading south towards Reggio Di Calabria, our final destination where we would catch a ferry towards Sicily. This would be a "free" day of sorts and Danielle's plan was to stop in Tropea to spend the night in a hotel so we didn't ...

Estas fotos son muy especiales porque son de mi primer visita a la hermana de mi bisabuela en Santo Onofrio un pueblo muy chiquitito y humilde de donde salieron los Virdo (familiares paternos). Mucha emocion en la visita y la sorpresa de saber que la hermana de mi bisabuela murio con record de longevidad a los 106! Hasta desde el Vaticano le enviaban saludos.

... Terme rather than Catanzaro because 1) the hotel was cheap and 2) it is half way between Catanzaro and Tropea, a nice beach town, so we can do one each day. Wednesday 5 September Started our day of with a nice breakfast of pastry and pricky pears supplied by the lovely family at the hotel. We then sorted the trains and made it to Catanzaro (just to the right of Lamezia Terme on the map). When we got there we had no idea how to get to the main town and so while we were looking lost a ...

... smelled bad · felt bad · looked bad · and likely tasted bad (though we didn't test this) Another American tourist, however, disagreed. She had been in the mud earlier with us and now we heard her out in the "natural Jacuzzi" shouting back to her husband on the shore, "Honey, this is the greatest day in my life!" Big words, I thought. Joe shared what he was thinking too: "She and I have led very different lives."