Found some ladies making lace in the winding streets of Locorotondo
Whilst Cisternino was a lovely town with white-washed houses, a market and a great cafe
Alberobello – UNESCO heritage site
Alberobello is a truly extraordinary town. it contains large numbers of buildings called Trulli.
I felt as though I was in hobbit-land.
Pompeii
I had never been to Pompeii and it was a revelation. I had no idea of the size and that it was a city. It had an amphitheatre which held 20,000 people and a large theatre for plays which held 5,000. It is huge and amazing in terms of the preservation and how you can visualise the lives of the people living there. I’ve now started to read Mary Beard’s ‘Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town’ which is very readable, and they’re just like us. Here are some photos.
Walled towns in Umbria
Walked to the nearby walled town of Bevagna.
The town seemsed to specialise in cashmere. Found one which had a knitting machine from early in the last century
Gualdo Cattaneo
The next day walked to a small townin the other direction
Pian di Bocco site in Umbria
Now staying on a ‘green campsite ‘ in Umbria. They have an olive farm producing their own olive oil and various other products. It’s called Pian di Bocci near a village called Bevagna.
They have a number of animals including some one week old baby goats – very sweet.
Camping Venezia
Most acceptable campsite at Venice. Bus into Venice stops outside takes 10 minutes and costs €3 return. Restaurant bar shop, definitely to be recommended as a stop for a few nights
And back in the van
A bit of domesticity and now back into Venice for some more art
For our cat loving friends
Browsing shop windows
Saw these in shop windows – very Italian
Wandering around
