Sardinia

Mixture of old and new in Armungia

[August, 2010] I came here because the woman in Cagliari tourist office recommended, when I said that I wanted to see some typical old villages in Sardinia.Unfortunately, a lot of villages have been renovated and…

Sardinia

Costa Rei, 10km of beautiful beach

[August, 2010] Costa Rei was our home in Sardinia in Italy this summer. There is a very long beach there. It was August, so inevitably there were many holiday makers there, but it was not…

Sardinia

Nuraghe in Osini

[August, 2010] After driving through wild mountain roads, I came across this Nuraghe, a ruin of 6000 year old house.It is made of stones and according to the guide, it is very well made and…

Sardinia

All the way to Ulassai

[August, 2010] Away from the tourists on the beach, I went into the inland of Sardinia, which is full of high mountains.Today’s destination is Ulassai, a village with houses on top of each other on…

Apulia

White Town of Ostuni in Puglia

[September, 2009] Ostuni has got a wow effect, when you see the town on top of a hill surrounded by olive trees in Puglia, south Italy.This town is in white!  The day I visited there,…

Italy

A Wonderful View of San Gimignano

[July, 2010] San Gimignano is famous for its towers. I went up one of them and looked down the town, which was wonderful. This town appeared in the film ‘Tea with Mussolini’.

Italy

The Cathedral in Siena

[July, 2010] It was too late to look all around Siena, but I managed to see Campo and the Duomo. Also I came across a parade of the famous Palio winner. Palio took place a…

Italy

A Balcony in Montepulciano

[Aug.2010] Montepulciano is a pretty town in Tuscany. We stayed in an old hotel with a balcony, which had a good atmosphere. The landlady of the hotel told us that there used be a lot…

Italy

Pienza, another pretty town in Tuscany

[July, 2010] I dropped in a small town of Pienza in Tuscany because the hotel landlady in Montepulciano recommended. It is an another pretty town in Tuscany, which is listed in the Unesco World Heritage…