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Nature’s Power – Pompeii and Vesuvius

October 30, 2014 TravelAtWill 2

Day Trip to Pompeii and Vesuvius from Sorrento For our 3 week stay in Sorrento, our apartment high on the hill about Sorrento looked out at Pompeii and Vesuvius. At first the top of the volcano was shrouded in cloud. But as the days passed (and the wind swung), the top […]

Matera Sassi During the Balloon Festival

October 13, 2014 TravelAtWill 0

A Weekend Stop At The Matera Sassi Matera was not on our original travel plans for our 10 weeks in Italy . But several people suggested it as a stop enroute to Sorrento for the Sassi. The Matera Sassi (meaning “stones of Matera“) were ancient cave dwellings found throughout the town […]

Explore The Puglia Region From Lecce

October 12, 2014 TravelAtWill 0

Explore The Puglia Region From Lecce Around The Heel of the Boot After leaving Pescara our next stop let us explore the Puglia region from Lecce. On our drive south, we stopped for lunch stop in Mare di Bari and stretched our legs. We tried some local specialties with the town people out […]

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Searching For A Swimming Hole in Puglia

October 11, 2014 TravelAtWill 0

Finding A Swimming Hole in Puglia South Of Otranto Staying in Lecce for a week, we headed out and found water and a swimming hole in Puglia! We visited the town of Otranto and saw the Cattedrale E Cripta. But we left drooling at the beautiful crystal blue water we found. […]

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Otranto Crypt – The Beautiful and the Not So Much

October 10, 2014 TravelAtWill 0

Day Trip To Visit the Otranto Crypt At our full day cooking course to learn more about Southern Italian cuisine on our stay in Lecce, we were told not to miss a visit to Otranto Crypt while in Puglia. The infamous Cathedral sported the skulls of 813 martyrs. We were on the […]