The renowned Italian coastal town of Portofino marked the end of our two-month-long motorhome tour of Italy. Sadly we had to say “ciao” to this fascinating country and return home. The end of a traveling tour is always bitter-sweet, even more so in the current Covid-19 climate, when we are saying goodbye quite a bit earlier than we had planned and we are not sure when we will be able to travel again in the future.
Our dash Northwards was amid rumors of a second coronavirus wave spreading
The intriguing Italian city of Matera does “Sassi” living like nowhere else in the world. These primitive “Sassi” (cave houses) loiter inconspicuously under elegant homes and grand cathedrals. Matera was once upon a time considered to be the “shame-of-Italy”, but it has since then gone from rags to riches and it has even recently been recognized as the European Capital of Culture in 2019. The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches are
The Amalfi Coast is truly one of the most spectacular and famous coastal roads in the world. This cinematic stretch of road is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997 and features on many people’s bucket-list worldwide. It had certainly been on our wish list for many years. Situated on the southern shore of the Sorrentine Peninsula, the only land route to the Amalfi Coast is the 40 km (25 miles) long road called Strada Statale 163, which runs along the coastline from