The Platforms of Italy

The Platforms of Italy Travelling Italy by public transport to discover the lesser known cultures and history of this land

Journeying by train throughout Italy and Sicily in the hope we can inspire others to see the places we have visited. We try to find places that are not at the top of many peoples “must visit” lists, but places that deserve to be up there with all the well-trodden places like Rome and Venice. We’re a British couple living the Italian life in the medieval historical centre of Scalea northern Calabri

a. On our travels we discover for ourselves, fend for ourselves, cook for ourselves and live for whatever the next day brings, calling ourselves travellers not tourists. We believe we’re honest and frank about the places we visit but just because we find a place of little interest please remember they are just our views and opinions, as we are looking for the history and culture of the country not the finest restaurants, bars and beaches. If you need further information on any of the places we’ve visited please ask.

Another Metro trip to Napoli and Villa Floridiana, entrance to which is a short walk from the Vanvitelli Metro station, ...
27/02/2024

Another Metro trip to Napoli and Villa Floridiana, entrance to which is a short walk from the Vanvitelli Metro station, a pleasant and reasonably small park compared to other of the city. The villa itself houses the National Museum of Ceramics Duca di Martini and well worth the visit.

Our new starting point Aversa (Carinaro) Campania: Looking at the history of our new area and read that the houses of Ca...
01/02/2024

Our new starting point Aversa (Carinaro) Campania: Looking at the history of our new area and read that the houses of Carinaro were built in the style of the Roman domus houses (Roman style not Roman era). A house of two (or more) levels usually with one large entrance leading into a courtyard surrounded by other buildings or high walls. The lower floor usually kept for farm implements, livestock, slaves, workshop/shop. The second floor (day floor) with lofty ceilings and open plan, where rooms would have been created by wooden shutters, while the top floor would have lower ceilings built directly into the roof, which would only have a slight pitch to accommodate a reasonable headroom all around. Examples of the house can be seen at Pompeii or Herculaneum where even remnants of the wooden shutter walls can still be seen. Our new home has been built to this design, and although the plans show the house as open-plan, we do have rooms built with plasterboard and studding, the modern-day equivalent of wooden shutters.
We thought that our house was reasonably new, but it is extensive frontage renovations over the years that has given it the straight walls etc, so now believe the domus houses of our street to be at least 200 years old. A house at the beginning of the street is being renovated and at present the concrete render has been removed showing that the window was once a large arch that at some time in its life was bricked up, even this brickwork shows it to be of age, however as this house is in the part of the road which is in the Aversa district this could be of the Norman era. Aversa is known as the Norman town, with its football team nicknamed “the Normans.”

15 minutes walk from the house to Aversa station, 19 minutes on the train to Caserta, 10 minute walk from the station to...
29/01/2024

15 minutes walk from the house to Aversa station, 19 minutes on the train to Caserta, 10 minute walk from the station to the palace, hence two annual tickets at 40 euro each, daily admission 14 euros. Been here so many times and never tire of the place, saw parts today we'd not seen before, there's going to be a lot more visits this year!

A chefs dream is a Neapolitan market, this one just minutes away from Napoli Centrale😋
05/01/2024

A chefs dream is a Neapolitan market, this one just minutes away from Napoli Centrale😋

28/12/2023

May just POP! there next time we're in Naples😂❤

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