southern italy

Monday, September 30, 2024 As the trip comes to an end we decided to try visiting the cupola of St. Peter’s again in the morning. However, we were surprised that the line was even longer than on Sunday. So we bailed on that and went over to the Spanish Steps. We then wandered around Rome…

Sunday, September 29, 2024 In the morning, we planned to drive back to Naples and catch the train to Rome. Then we could enjoy the day in Rome before heading home on Monday. Now, I have a history of messing up calculations of time or directions, and today was one of those. We had a…

Saturday, September 28, 2024 Today was a day dedicated to being lazy. After enjoying the hotel breakfast, we went down the the beach and enjoyed the water and sun. We also had the pool at our disposal and generally were lazy. We returned to Ristorante San Michele for lunch. The view was better in the…

Friday, September 26, 2024 After a breakfast at the hotel, we dumped our stuff in the car but had to check out one more cave. Matera had an enormous public cistern for drinking water – Palombaro Lungo. It was the combination and deepening of various cisterns, wine cellars and other structures. It was massive. People…

Thursday, September 26, 2024 I was awakened by the German Shepard in the courtyard below barking. There is no grass or outdoor spaces on the houses so he is just in tiled courtyard. The tile means that the barks each echo…wow. We got back on the road with headed to Matera. The town dates back…

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 We left Ischia by ferry and returned to Naples to grab a different rental (Budget had a lot more paper work) to start our drive down the coast. After getting to the train station, we rented our car. While it was not manual like the one in Ischia it did have…

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 We got up and made our way past the Castle Nuovo and to the ferry dock. We found the next ferry to Ischia. If you as one of the high speed variety (snav). We were able to board and get window seat on the ride over to watch Naples harbor and…

Monday, September 23, 2024 Landing in Rome was a bit ahead of schedule, I made my way to Roma Termini station via the Leonardo Express. It was easy once I found a ticket kiosk that did not have a line. It turns out that everyone piles up on the first one they see. However, there…