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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.

Stazione AV Mediopadana in Reggio Emilia

Monuments in Avellino

Don’t miss the cave churches near Matera

A lot of tourists (like me) don’t realise that the cave churches near Matera form part of Basilicata’s three-in -one UNESCO World Heritage package.

Things to see in Sulmona by night

Things to see in Sulmona

Ancient history and colourful sweets are among the things to see in Sulmona. A smallish Abruzzo town with charm as massive as the surrounding mountains.