Sardinia

Sleepy Muravera

[August, 2010] After lunch I visited a town called Muravera, not too far from the touristy Costa Rei. Muravera is the main town in this area, but very quiet and hardly anyone was out, though…

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

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…

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…