Mummies in Oria - Italian Notes

Mummies in Oria

As Halloween approaches I can’t help recording a visit to the mummies in Oria earlier this year. They were lined up in a crypt beneath the cathedral.

Italian Sailor Monument in Brindisi

The Italian Sailor Monument in Brindisi

How to see Brindisi from Above The Italian Sailor Monument in Brindisi For years we have been looking at Monumento al Marinaio or the Italian Sailor Monument in Brindisi with the intention of going up there, but something always got in the way. This time we were determined and finally made it. Booking.com

White city Ostuni

The blinding white city Ostuni

The white city Ostuni near Brindisi in Puglia is the kind of place that sticks in your memory like a vision.

Capture the colour - italian Notes

Photo Essay: Capture the colour

My entries for Travel Supermarket’s photography competition “Capture the Colour”

Where in Italy?

Test your knowledge in this ‘where in Italy’ blog quiz It shouldn’t be too difficult.