Veneto

Enjoyed the local dishes

[Nov. 2024] On the second day in Chioggia, Veneto, Italy, we made a reservation at a restaurant. Usually lunch is our main meal, but since it was Monday, we couldn’t find a good restaurant that…

Veneto

Sparkling Chioggia

[Nov. 2024] We stayed in Chioggia in the Veneto region of Italy for two nights. It’s been a while since we’ve had an overnight trip since the summer. My husband looked it up in advance…

Emilia Romagna

Restaurant and winery in Castell’Arquato

[Nov. 2024] On the day we went to Castell’Arquato, a historic and beautiful town in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, we made a reservation at a restaurant called Ristorante del Voltone. If you want to have lunch on…

Lombardy

Dizzying beauty

[Nov. 2024] On a sunny public holiday, we felt like going out for a bit, so we went to Trezzo sull’Adda, which is not far from our home in northern Italy. It’s a town on…

Ischia

Rabbit speciality restaurant

[July 2024] Ischia, an island in southern Italy, is also famous for rabbit dishes. Because it is an island surrounded by the sea, seafood is certainly delicious, but if you ask a local what their…

Procida

Seafood lunch overlooking the sea

[July 2024] In Procida, an island in southern Italy, we went looking for Ristorante Gorgonia, a restaurant in the old town recommended by Carlo, the taxi driver who toured the island. From the point where…

Ischia

We found a cheap restaurant

[July 2024] We returned to Forio, where we were staying, from the Aragonese Castle, the most popular tourist spot on the island of Ischia in southern Italy, for lunch. I had thought from lunch the…

Ischia

The accommodation and our first meal

[July 2024] For our summer holiday in Ischia, Italy, we stayed at Airbnb. For the past four years, we have always chosen Airbnb for long-term stays. The Airbnb we chose in Forio, Ischia, was the…