Santa Maria Maggiore in Guardiagrele
[ Nov.2017 ] In Guardiagrele in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy, our friend had arranged to meet a local historian called Lucio and he guided us. Because he is a real specialist, he knows…
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A big torch festival in a small village
[ Nov.2017 ] On the next day we visited a small village called Fara Filiorum Petri which was about 30 minutes drive to the south inland from the seaside Pescara where we stayed in Abruzzo…
The special room in the cathedral
[ Nov.2017 ] The Cathedral in Chieti, the town in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy, stands magnificently in the Piazza San Giustino. It was originally built in the 9th century and then rebuilt in…
Visiting churches in Chieti
[ Nov.2017 ] We visited not only ancient ruins, but also some churches built more recently in Chieti in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy. The first one was the Church of Holy Trinity built…
Archaeological museums in Chieti
[ Nov.2017 ] When we were in Chieti in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy, our friends arranged to have a guide and an interpreter. We went to the Archaeological Museum located in a lovely…
Fallen soldiers in Solferino
[ Oct.2017 ] Solferino, where we visited from Milan in Italy for one day, is famous for a battle. On 24th of June, 1859, during the war between Austria and the allied forces of Italy…
Sightseeing in Nardo
[ Oct.2017 ] On the next day, we went back to Nardo in Apulia in south Italy and did a bit of sightseeing. The first place we went in was the Cathedral. The facade was…
Isola dei Conigli (Rabbit Island)
[ Oct.2017 ] On the second day of our short holiday in Porto Cesareo in Salento region of Apulia in the south Italy, we chartered a boat and went to the Isola dei Conigli (Rabbit…
Watch tower of the 16th century
[ Oct.2017 ] The heel part of the boot of the Italian peninsula is called Salento in Apulia. We got up at 3 am again and visited the town called Porto Cesareo which is located…
