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Serious business

There is a fishing port in Monopoli, south Italy.When I was there, the fishing boats were just back and fishermen were handing their catch to fishmongers.An ordinary old man was passing by bicycle…

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The hotel which used to be a powder magazine

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…

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Aerials in Barletta

I visited a town called Barletta in Puglia, south Italy.Another historical town with a fine castle and a cathedral, and also a beach.The sea was beautiful, but unfortunately there is a factory of…

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The hotel which used to be a convent

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…

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Enjoying their lives

This photo was taken in the morning on Monday at Trani, a beautiful town in Puglia, south Italy.Local people come here by bicycle and enjoy sun bathing and swimming in the sea.Don’t they…

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At night in Trani

We were surprised by so many people gathering around in the town of Trani in Puglia in south Italy, when we arrived there. It seemed that some festival was going on. So we…

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On the way back

I was worried that I might not be able to get the seat at window on the way back on the helicopter because more people were there at the airport.By getting on it…

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Lunch at the seaside restaurant

We had a lunch at a restaurant where the sea was just below your eyes on the San Nicola island, one of the Isole di Tremiti in Puglia. According to the artist in…

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A craft shop

I love visiting craft shops while I am travelling.At Isole di Tremiti in south Italy, I could not see many of them, maybe because it is a small place and it was not…