Lombardy

Austrian Room

[may 2012] The starting point of this trip, whose main purpose was to take trains, was Tirano , a border town between Italy and Switzerland.I booked a room in a hotel in front of the…

Genoa

The wonderful spiral staircase

[February, 2012] In Genova, I stayed in Bristol Palace Hotel.When I was checking in, I looked up and found this magnificent staircase.This is very European traditional hotel with very spacious room and the nicely patterned…

Basilicata

Spring in a cave

[December, 2011] This is a view of the spa in the hotel we stayed in Matera in south Italy. The hotel was one of the cave houses, so the spa was like a spring in…

Basilicata

Cave hotel

[December, 2011] This is our hotel room in Matera in Basilicata, south Italy. Matera is cave town and of course the hotel is in the cave. The room was slightly humid, but warm and comfortable…

Lombardy

How about staying in a gorgeous villa?

[October, 2011] I went to a gorgeous house called Villa San Carlo Borromeo in Senago near Milan, Italy.It is a hansom building in a huge garden.The history of this building starts in 16th century, but…

Verona

A good hotel

[October, 2011] This time in Verona, I stayed in Hotel San Luca.The hotel I had stayed last time, which was satisfactory was full, so I chose San Luca because of the good location.It was a…

Apulia

The hotel which used to be a powder magazine

[May, 2011] The old town of Monopoli, south Italy is surrounded by the wall with a lot of cannons on top of it.I stayed a hotel just inside the wall called Hotel Don Ferrante.It opened…

Apulia

The hotel which used to be a convent

[May, 2011] In Trani in south Italy, I stayed in a hotel which used to be a convent. The name is San Paolo al Convento. It stands in the best location facing the port and…

Apulia

The three star hotel in Tremiti

[May, 2011] There are three main islands in Isole Toremiti and the one with a lot of hotels is called San Domino.I stayed at a tree star hotel called Eden there.The room was simple, but…