I read about the Asprinio vines before coming to Italy and I knew that I had to see them at least once while here. Luck would have it that they were found in the exact area we would be living! Well, after waiting for over a year to visit this winery (Covid, cancellations, etc), it…
After exploring the castle and caves, we drove towards the mountains in the north to stay for the night. We woke to only a 10 minute drive to see the infamous Lake Bled of Slovenia. Everything about this place looked fake- the colors, the scenery… pictures just don’t do it justice! We had an adventurous…
The next day had waves of mixed weather- one moment there were heavy storms and then sun and sweaty hot heat. Thankfully we had planned a day of exploring a castle, eating meals under cover, and to be freezing hundreds of meters below in caves. They were the perfect excursions for a wacky weather day!…
We submitted a request for a four day weekend to go somewhere before the school year and craziness started up again. Where? We weren’t sure. So just for fun I began to put in cheap places to fly to from Naples. Trieste, Italy kept popping up and that’s when I discovered Slovenia. I began planning…
Our second summer in Italy has been quite busy, but somehow in between all of it we also had to squeeze in time to move houses, again. Yup, unfortunately we had some issues with our last home and we needed to get out. When looking at homes on the economy you are typically shown a…
For quite some time now I have been fascinated with vineyards that are known as extreme or heroic. Extreme wines are made from grapes that are grown in awkward, harsh, or impossible areas where their vines are planted on tiny plots, grown on the backs of rocks, or/and survivors of phylloxera. Areas such as Cinque…
Did anybody else know that Leonardo DaVinci once owned a vineyard in Milan?? And now, that same wine is being produced once again from the same vineyard!?! Such an interesting story and gem of a place to discover: The Atellani House & Leonardo’s Vineyard. In the late 1400’s, while in Milan, DaVinci worked for Ludovico…
After one day of touring outside of Milano, we spent the next full day wandering around the city itself. We visited the famous Milan cathedral and walked on its rooftop; fed the pigeons that were flocking everywhere outside the church; walked around the Galleria and enjoyed an aperitivo (cola for the kid) while people watching;…
What was supposed to be a family weekend in Milan turned out to be a mom and son trip to northern Italy. I had a couple adventures planned but we mostly wandered aimlessly around the city. It was still summer and still oppressively hot so I didn’t want to overdo it- especially since we planned…
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