Before we tackled the mountains, we made a brief stop at Cuneo, a lovely city with a special bridge and a historic centre of beautiful houses with arcades, that you can walk along the shops protected from sun, rain and snow. We were quite sure that the Col de Tende, an important pass to France, …
After we had crossed the Alps, we came past lake Como, where we stopped for a lunch break and went to a monastery called Abbazia di Piona, but it was already closed. We made our way past Milano and stopped at Vercelli for the night. We walked into town and admired the Piazza Cavour by …
As we are travelling with a smaller camper at the moment, we decided to do some of the famous passes over the Alps, which were still open. We started our tour at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany, where we had spent the night close to the border to Austria. Our route took us past the Zugspitze, a …
On the way to Austria, we also decided to stop at Gorizia (or Görz), which lies directly at the border to Slovenia. Originally a watchtower or a prehistoric castle controlling the fords of the Isonzo River, Gorizia emerged as a small village not far from the former Via Gemina, the Roman road linking Aquileia and Emona (modern Ljubljana). The name Gorizia was recorded for the first time …
As Trieste lies off the route from Austria to other parts of Italy, we never made the detour to visit this town, which is an important part of the Austrian history. At last, we took the time to visit Trieste and the castle of Miramare, and discovered a lovely town with an interesting mixture of …
We had spotted an area at the coast, between Venice and Triest, which is not developed and looked quite natural. Between Caorle and Bibione lies the Valle Vecchia with an unspoiled coast, mostly wooded dunes and a wetland full of birds and other animals. There is a big parking for the beach, which also serves …
Ravenna is known for its well-preserved late Roman and Byzantine architecture, with incredible mosaics. But we soon discovered, that the Green Pass is required to visit the most important sights. For us with a “Red Pass”, no entrance was granted, but we made the most out of it and explored the city as best as …
The weather was so grey and wet, that we didn’t even think about visiting the famous beaches of Rimini, but instead took a stroll through the drizzle into town, where some remains of the history of Rimini can be found. The first sight we encountered was the Arch of Augustus, a gate in the former city …
Crossing the Chianti region to the east, we went for a hike at Castello di Brolio and spent a night at Città di Castello, a castle region it seems, with hills covered with wine yards and olive trees. Castello di Brolio is a rural castle with a palace and gardens located about 20 km NE of Siena, in …
We were hoping to be able to visit the Vatican in Rome, before our Green Pass expires, so we just stopped at Gaeta for a short visit and drove on. When we wanted to check in at a camping in the big city, our Green Pass turned red for the first time – very annoying! …
