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cosy moods : trieste : italy

cosy moods : trieste : italy

I'm never 100% sure about hotels or apartments with names like *Cosy Moods*. Although I should know to hold my judgement as we did once stay in an apartment in Alghero called "Holiday Fever" which exceeded our expectations. And, I'm delighted to say that Cosy Moods...

eataly : trieste

eataly : trieste

I've always been a little bit sniffy about a place called Eataly, located on the harbour front in Trieste. I thought it might be a gimmicky - and why would you choose to shop and eat in a huge converted warehouse, when you were actually right in the centre of Trieste,...

lido di jesolo : venetian riviera : italy

lido di jesolo : venetian riviera : italy

Jesolo is always on our radar, as it's not too far from where we live in northern Istria. A couple of hours and a bit away, there's an expansive beach - 15 kms - to be explored, making it one of the largest beach resorts in Italy, just behind Rimini. Beaches near us,...

centro paolo vi : brescia

centro paolo vi : brescia

We're not religious people by any stretch of the imagination, but I do like a bit of Italian theatrics when it comes to things of a holy nature. I also like a hotel which is a little bit different, and if it comes with free, secure parking - as we're never without a...

one night in verona

one night in verona

Because of where we now live - northern Istria, near the Slovenian and Italian borders - we get to travel a lot more than we ever used to. We rarely fly now, as our location means many places, especially in Italy, are so much more accessible and so we are very lucky...

eating our way around bergamo

eating our way around bergamo

Bergamo is a fabulous city in Lombardy, northern Italy, not too far from Milan. It's often overlooked for Milan, but don't make that mistake - you'll only regret it. With a medieval walled upper town, a cosmopolitan lower town and views across to the (often snowy...

the ancient roman city of acquileia

the ancient roman city of acquileia

Aquileia was an ancient city, founded in 180BC, lying at the head of the lagoons, to the east of Venice, on the road to Trieste, as a Roman colony due to its strategic position between the port and the inland area. It is one of the most important archeological sites...

the redipuglia war memorial

the redipuglia war memorial

Redipuglia is pretty unremarkable Italian town, on the road out from Trieste. We usually pass through it on our way to IKEA. It's one of those Italian towns where the houses sit alongside the road - it always seems as if everyone lives on the roadside, as detached...

strunjan : slovenian riviera

strunjan : slovenian riviera

Slovenia has just 47km of coastline on the Adriatic Sea, but it certainly makes the most of it. Three seaside towns – Koper, with its medieval core, Izola, known for its good restaurants, and glorious Piran – are full of important Venetian Gothic architecture, and...

venice : italy : december 22

venice : italy : december 22

The last couple of years have been a bit crazy, haven't they? Travel, in the early days, was for very obvious reasons much curtailed and so for a long time we didn't get to see family and friends in person. Thank goodness that we do live in an age, though, where...