Alex P travels to Italy and beyond

12/01/2021

Stunning Sugar Beach resort in St Lucia 🏝🇱🇨

30/12/2020

Beautiful Perugia at Christmas time.

This stunning city is beautiful whether in winter or summer time.

When the time is right come and visit Umbria and I will be more than happy to help with any enquiry.

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29/12/2020

Rediscover the magic of travel 🧳
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19/12/2020

𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚞𝚙 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚖𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔-𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚕 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚏 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶.

𝙳𝚒𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛? 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚘?

𝙿𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚕 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚠, 𝚜𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚕 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜.

𝙼𝚢 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝙵𝚎𝚋 𝚊𝚝 𝙾𝚞𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 🇲🇻

𝙺𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 📸📸

12/11/2020

Great travel 🧳 news: Iceland and Dubai are on the travel corridors which means you don’t have to self isolate when you return from one if these two countries.
So here you have it, some winter sun ☀️ and some winter ❄️ fun for you to take advantage of 👍

22/10/2020

How cool 😎 is the TWA hotel at terminal 5 in JFK airport?

22/10/2020

Great news if you are looking for some winter sunshine ☀️ the Maldives and the Canaries are added to the safe travel corridors list.
This means you don’t have to quarantine when you return but only if you use direct flights ( British Airways) otherwise if you fly via any other airport like Dubai, Doha or Abu Dhabi you still have to quarantine.

Start dreaming 🏝🏝😌🧳✈️💓

02/10/2020

If you are travelling to Italy 🇮🇹 be aware of the new outdoor mask 😷 protocol.
Also in Naples and in the region of Campania.

Authorities in Rome and the surrounding Lazio region have ordered that masks must be worn at all times when in public following a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases locally.

01/10/2020

Another two bite the dust 😳
Turkey and Poland addded to the quarantine list countries.

The transport secretary also announced tougher fines of up to £10,000 for those who fail to self-isolate.

28/09/2020

𝙳𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝, 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚒𝚍𝚊

The Bay of Naples’ smallest island is also its best-kept secret.

Off the mass-tourist radar, Procida is like the Portofino prototype and is refreshingly real.

August aside – when beach-bound mainlanders flock to its shores – its narrow, sun-bleached streets are the domain of the locals: kids clutch fishing rods, parents push prams and old seafolk swap yarns. Here, the hotels are smaller, fewer waiters speak broken German and the island’s welcome hasn't been changed by a tidal wave of visitors.

If you have the time, Procida is an ideal place to explore on foot. The most compelling areas (and where you will also find most of the hotels, bars and restaurants) are Marina Grande, Marina Corricella and Marina di Chiaiolella. Beaches are not plentiful here, apart from the Lido di Procida, where, aside from August, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding some towel space.

Also the best and most famous lemons in the whole of the Campania region can be found on this beautiful island. With these amazing lemons 🍋 you can make salads, pasta sauces and other delicious treats.

If you are planning one holiday for half term or spring time why not visit Naples for a couple of nights combined with 2 nights on Procida island?

24/09/2020

𝙸𝚜 𝚅𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚊 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚄𝚖𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚊.

In Doglio little village on the outskirts of Todi town you can find some fine vineyards like Cantena Zafferami canteen.

September is the month for vendemmia which in Italian means grape harvest.

The vendemmia is much more than a mere agricultural event: entire villages dedicate their whole energies to it, and life revolves around the grapes.

The pickers are old farmers, young students trying to make a buck, tourists who wish to share the experience, and relatives of the landowners.
The work is fairly hard (and very sticky!), and long days under the Mediterranean late summer sun take a toll on your energies, but when nighttime falls the workers collect around campfires or in the village square to chat, tell their stories, finish up the previous year's wine and have a jolly time before heading to bed where they will enjoy a good night's sleep.

The rites of the vendemmia have something ancestral about them. In Italy, people have been cultivating vines for the past three millennia, and collecting the grapes has always been the same work. It can't be done with machines, so the workers today do exactly what the inhabitants of the Greek colonies in southern Italy did when Rome was still just a small provincial town in Italy, centuries before turning into the greatest empire in human history.

Back then the wine was much stronger (it was unthinkable to drink undiluted wine: according to Homer, pure wine was the drink that helped Ulysses to get even the Cyclopes Polyphemus to sleep, allowing him to escape with his men), but the vendemmia is still the same.
So if you're planning a trip to Italy, this might well be the perfect time, as you'll enjoy the countryside immersed in its loveliest activity of the year.

20/09/2020

𝐇𝗼𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚: 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝

Few minutes in the car from Lago d’Iseo a beautiful 5 star renaissance property amongst the Franciacorta hills, L’Albereta Relais & Chateaux is a Dream&Charme Resort.
The property offers a Spa and also the chance to play golf in its beautiful surroundings. The family Bellavista’s canteen produces exclusively for the resort the “Vigna Leone” label, a pure Chardonnay produced straight from the grapes 🍇 surrounding the property.

19/09/2020

𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐁&𝐁

In Puglia in the heart of Ostuni, the white city, you can find this delightful B&B, excavated in the rocks and with a private pool all yours.

10/09/2020

𝐏𝗼𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐳𝗼𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞

Portugal is being added to England's quarantine list, meaning any travellers arriving from 4am on Saturday will have to isolate for two weeks.

10/09/2020

𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬

Portugal 🇵🇹 is on the quarantine list but not the islands of Madeira and Azores which are exempt.

09/09/2020

The perfect wine 🍷 to end the evening, Umbria by Conti Faina

03/09/2020

𝙳𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝: 𝐏𝗼𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝗼 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐏𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚

A shining gem on the coast of the Valle d’Itria, perched atop a 20 metre-high limestone cliff above the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic, Polignano a Mare truly lives up to its name and literally could not be any more ‘at sea’!

The origins of this enchanting place date back to the 4th century BC when Greek settlers founded the city of Neapolis. It flourished under the Romans and was important enough for Emperor Trajan to direct his Via Traiana, built between 108-110 AD, through the town. Remains of this road include a bridge at Lama Monachile, just north of the historic centre.

Polignano offers all the right ingredients for a perfect day out. The tiny old town, reached through the Porta Vecchia gate, combines charming, white-washed streets with beautiful old churches such as the Chiesa Matrice. You may find yourself getting lost in the winding streets, but you won’t mind at all. Before you know it, you will have reached one of three panoramic terraces offering breathtaking views of the beautiful Adriatic Sea and coastline.

After a stroll through the town and a coffee in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, why not pop down to the Blue Flag beach, just a few minutes’ walk from the old centre? A firm favourite with the locals, the beach has crystal clear waters and is flanked on two sides by cliffs from which children and teenagers dive all through the day until sunset.

03/09/2020

In the heart of Puglia near the white city of Ostuni, the perfect property to rent for a big family celebration or a gathering of friends.

Simple and local furnishing, a strategic position, an incredible swimming pool, a fantastic history dating back to the 1600 century make of this masseria the perfect setting for your holidays in Puglia.

Masseria Mangiamuso is a historic manor farm with swimming pool for rent for luxury holidays in Ostuni. It accommodates up to 21 guests. Pets allowed.

03/09/2020

If you want an update on the list of countries on and off the quarantine list follow Paul Charles on Twitter.

Latest update most likely tomorrow about Portugal ( again).

“Weds update: stays well above the “20” criteria. Difficult for to ignore its own rules. Good news is that are stable in green zone, making the decision by seem extreme and at odds with ”

03/09/2020

𝐀 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝗼 𝐫𝐞𝗺𝐞𝗺𝐛𝐞𝐫: 𝙳𝚘𝚐𝚕𝚒𝚘 𝚄𝚖𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚊, 𝙰𝚞𝚐 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶

03/09/2020

𝐀 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝗼𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝗼𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥

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30/08/2020

𝚄𝚖𝚗𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚍: 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐢𝐥

It’s nearly harvest season for the Olive oil in Umbria.

The area between Doglio and Montecastello di Vibio is renowned for the Extra Virgin Olive oil DOP.

The Umbrian Olive oil is well known for his sharp and fruity taste which will compliment any dish and is perfect sampled on a “bruschetta”.

24/08/2020

Umbria highlight: 𝙻𝚊𝚐𝚘 𝚍𝚒 𝙿𝚒𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚕𝚞𝚌𝚘 📌

Just on the border between Umbria and Lazio you can find this lovely and calm lake.

Lago di Piediluco is a lake that straddles the border between the Province of Terni, Umbria, Italy and the Province of Rieti, Lazio. At an elevation of 375 m, its surface area is 1.58 km². The lake is formed by the inflow of water from three sources: the Rio Fuscello, the Velino river and the Nera river.

At one time the lake was part of a much larger lake, known from Roman times as "Lacus Velinus" or Lake Velino. Lake Piediluco was formed as a result of cuts downstream from the lake that drained the waters of Lake Velino into the lower Nera River, which also created the Cascata delle Marmore waterfall.

Lake Piediluco is the site of the Italian National Rowing Center, which hosts many training and competition events at the national, European, and international level. The lake is ideal for the sport due to its shape, central geographical location, and the relatively calm winds.

23/08/2020

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝗼𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, ᑌᗰᗷᖇIᗩ

They call it the green heart 💚 of Italy 🇮🇹 and there is a reason why.

Umbria offers the most breathtaking scenery and rolling hills over rolling hills of olive trees, forest 🌳 and vineyards making it a very fertile and green region right in the centre of the country.

Umbria is less famous than its neighbour Tuscany but certainly not less beautiful or attractive.

Its history is second to none with churches, medieval 🏰 villages, hamlets, historical towns, legends, saints stories ( like that of St Francis) and birth places of writers and poets.

From Perugia to Assisi, from Orvieto to Todi, from Spello to Foligno every town will leave you spell bound for their beauty.

The food offers plenty of delicious choices, especially good are the tagliatelle with wild boar 🐗 sauce and home made pasta with truffle sauces.

The wines are well known from Sagrantino to Montefalco rosso and also of course Orvieto Classico and Grechetto as whites.

Umbria has it all and offers all sorts of accommodations, is a great region to visit during the winter or summer months.

21/08/2020

Vineyard recommendation: 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐯𝐢𝗼

If you are looking for a special vineyard and a lovely spot for lunch after your Pompei or Herculaneum sightseeing tour, stop at La Cantina Del Vesuvio.

A lovely family run business which offers wine testing ( today I tried 6 of them amongst Spumante, red, white, rose, sweet wine 🍷 and grappa) accompanied by an antipasto, fresh pasta 🍝 and local cakes.

The owner Giovanni and all the staff speak very good English are super friendly and will also offer free shuttle service from the train stations of Torre Annunziata and Pompei.

In the little shop you can of course buy some all of the tasted wines, olive oil, a special vinegar and some terracotta plates.

21/08/2020

𝚂𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙽𝚊𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚊, 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚞𝚖

As opposed to Pompeii, it's possible to visit all of Herculaneum in just a few hours.

The archaeological park is ideal stop for those who have limited time but want to experience the thrill of walking in the footsteps of the ancient Romans!

Herculaneum has been preserved like no other site in the world, not even nearby Pompeii.

The city was buried beneath 16 meters of ash and mud during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, and this layer of detritus saved two-story domus homes with the internal architecture and décor intact, including features in wood and marble, decorations, jewelry, and even organic remains like food, providing a unique view into the daily lives of the ancient population of Herculaneum.

Recently 300 skeletons of fugitive inhabitants have been found near where the sea was plus the remains of a ship.

The drive from Naples to the archeological sights is only about 30 minutes and could be combined with the a climb on mount Vesuvius.

You can hire a tour guide or you can get an audio tour for €6.50.

20/08/2020

𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:

Portugal 🇵🇹 has been added to save list while Croatia 🇭🇷 and Russia plus Trinidad 🇹🇹 and Tobago have been added to the not too safe list.

Meaning if you are coming back from one of the last three countries you now have to quarantine 🙁

UK tourists will no longer need to quarantine after going to Portugal, the transport secretary says.

19/08/2020

𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐩𝗼𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐓5

If you are travelling 🧳 from T5 in the next few days or at the week end be aware that you need to allow plenty of time.

Today we arrived two hours before our flight and we just had 15m to spare.

Unfortunately BA hasn’t got the staff contingency right because many staff are still on furlough or have been laid off.

Also the temperature is now taken at the gate and the forms which you need to fill in are supposed to be handed to the crew but never collected them!

16/08/2020

𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚜, 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝗺𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐚

Since Italy 🇮🇹 remains one the few countries on the safe list ( for now) why not experience a Villa holiday in Umbria?

Villas offers the perfect solution if you want to social distance but at the same time you want to enjoy the beauty and the culture of the destination.

This is our villa in the heart of Umbria near the medieval town of Todi and only 40m drive from other beautiful sights like Orvieto, Perugia, Assisi, Spello and many more.

The time stands still in these towns and people are friendly and the food is super tasty.

The Sagrantino wine or some of their reds like Montefalco Rosso are as good as the famous Tuscan wines.

Olive trees and vineyards can be seen for miles and the landscapes are truly spectacular. Umbria is possibly less manicured than Tuscany but beautiful all the same.

The culture, the Arts, the buildings and the food make of Umbria one of the most liveable regions in Italy. The famous slow food movement was born here and once you experience the region you will certainly understand why.

Our villa is one of many you can rent through which is a villa only company that covers the whole of Italy including the islands.

15/08/2020

𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭, Cᴏʀғᴜ’

If you like me have been hooked in watching the Durrells series which depicts the life and adventures of a family who relocated to Greece 🇬🇷 in the 30’s, then you can appreciate the beauty of this magical island.

I forgot how beautiful Corfu was, having visited in my 20’s and having been attracted more by the nightlife and the clubs than the tall cypresses, the gorgeous coastline and the emerald sea.

Today Corfu and the whole of Greece is safe to visit ( let’s hope nothing is going to change soon) and I find that a perfect time to visit would be during the months of September and October.

I visited last year for a short break and I fell in love once more ( or possibly for the first time) with this romantic and welcoming island.

If you can take a week to discover it, rent a Vespa instead of a car, savour the food, take time to talk to the locals, enter an Orthodox Church and marvel at the silver, the gold and the chandeliers.

Breathe slowly, take a boat trip to Mouse island, listen to the cicadas and you will never want to leave or at least you would want to come back over and over again to the Emerald island.

15/08/2020

𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐠𝗼𝐬𝐭𝗼

This is Gubbio on the 15th of August on what we call “Ferragosto”. Super pretty setting with tables and cushions on steps and in the streets.

Ferragosto Ferragosto is a public holiday celebrated on 15 August in all of Italy. It originates from Feriae Augusti, the festival of emperor Augustus, who made the 1st of August a day of rest after the weeks of hard work of the agricultural sector. It became a custom for the workers to wish their employers "buon ferragosto" and they would get a monetary bonus. This became law during the Renaissance throughout the papal states. As the festivity was created for political reasons, the Catholic Church decided to move the festivity to the 15th of August which is the Assumption of Mary allowing them to include this in the festivity.
( photo R.T)

13/08/2020

Breaking: UK Government to implement mandatory quarantine for all passenger arrivals from France, the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks & Caicos & Aruba — effective Saturday, amid case spikes 📈✈️

12/08/2020

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠, 𝐍𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬

I have just discovered this great tour company which offers tours of the city of Naples with a twist.

The guides are all archeologists and Art historians and are moved by their endless passion for their city.

http://www.insolitaguida.it/perche-insolita/perche-insolita.html

11/08/2020

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡, 𝑆𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑦

In Sicily’s northwest corner, a peninsula thrusts out into the sea. At its tip is the town of San Vito Lo Capo, home, many would say, to the island’s most idyllic beach. The eastern side of the peninsula extends southwards down to Castellammare del Golfo, also home to a long expanse of sand. In between these two beaches, is one of Sicily’s most dramatic, most striking and most varied stretches of coastline.

The coast road from Castellammare Scopello, a fascinating little village centred around a fortified baglio (farmstead). Once providing shelter for the local landowner’s animals and workers, this wonderfully evocative 18th century construction now plays hosts to a couple of restaurants, a café and a shop, all of which spill out into the cobbled courtyard in the summer months.

Scattered round the baglio are a few houses and restaurants, one of which, Le Terrazze, offers enchanting views out to sea.

The tonnara and its surroundings have featured in several films in recent years, including Ocean’s Twelve (with Brad Pitt and George Clooney) and Inspector Montalbano...

Scopello’s coastline is rocky, craggy and dramatic. Steep cliffs and sea stacks have been sculpted over millennia by the sea and the wind, prickly pear bushes cling perilously to precipitous inclines, plane, pine and eucalyptus trees cluster together, and a gentle, almost Arcadian atmosphere hangs in the air.

In a small bay amongst all this beauty sits the tonnara, a tuna fishery. Dating back to the 13th century (though remodelled over the years), and built in creamy yellow sand stone, the tonnara is an impressive sight indeed. Sun worshippers lie amongst the antique anchors on the landing area, where tuna-heavy boats were once hauled ashore, while swimmers and snorkellers delight in the clean, limpid waters and abundant subaquatic treasures. The main buildings, where the tuna was processed, canned and made ready for distribution, now host a small museum and a bed and breakfast.

The harmonious perfection of the tonnara and its surroundings has piqued the imagination of location managers, who have featured it in several films and TV programmes in recent years, including Ocean’s Twelve (with Brad Pitt and George Clooney) and Inspector Montalbano.

There is more beauty still to come in this enchanted corner of Sicily and we heartily recommend you continue your journey a few kilometres further north to where the nature reserve of Lo Zingaro begins.

09/08/2020

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝗼𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤

Gorgeous and refreshing spaghetti al limone 🍋

Why not try this dish complemented by a white from Campania like Greco di Tufo or Falanghina

Buon appetito 😉