Italy

The Splendid Church We Saw After Lunch

[ Nov.2018 ] Because of all the tourist attractions in Sabbioneta, the small town in the north of Italy closed at 1pm, so we looked for somewhere that we could eat a light lunch. My…

Lombardy

Lovely Exhibition in the Palace

[ Nov.2018 ] In the small World Heritage town in Italy, Sabbioneta, we visited Palazzo Ducale next, which is in the Piazza Ducale. This was the house of Vespasiano Gonzaga, who built this town. It…

Lombardy

Attracted to the Beautiful Theatre

[ Nov.2018 ] We found that we unexpectedly had one day free, so we went to Sabbioneta, about 160km south east of Milan. The reason we chose this place is that when my husband was…

Italy

The Festival Called ‘Terroni Offsite’ 

[ June 2018 ] A festival called ‘Terroni Offsite’ was held in Sesto San Giovanni, the outskirts of Milan in Italy. So, what is Terroni? The people in northern Italy call the people from the…

Milan

Milan Photomarathon, Hoping for Third Time Lucky

[ June 2018 ] We joined the Milan Photomarathon again this year. This was the third time for us (explanation of the Photomarathon is here). For us it was the third, but as an organisation,…

Piedmont

Sacra di San Michele Monastery

[ June 2018 ] The monastery called Sacra di San Michele stands magnificently on top of a mountain in Piedmont in Italy. This mountain is called Pirchiriano, with a height of 962 metres. The original…

Sardinia

The Churches in Castelsardo

[ May 2018 ] After seeing the basket museum in the ruin of the castle in Castelsardo, a town in the north of Sardinia in Italy, we walked down the opposite slope from the way…

Sardinia

The Town of Bosa and its History

[ May 2018 ] After having lunch in Bosa, the town in Sardinia in Italy, we walked up to the ruin of the castle on the hill. The slopes and staircases were like a maze….

Sardinia

Limestone Cave Called Grotta di Nettuno

On the second day of our stay in Alghero in Sardinia, Italy, the weather was not very nice and it looked like it could start raining at any moment, as the weather forecast had predicted….