Day 2 on Lake Garda was a very full day and was spent on the eastern shore, which is in Lombardia.
First port of call was the resort of Limone


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We got back earlier today from our Italian holiday. We were very lucky with the weather and had a mini-heatwave for our visits of Lake Garda and the Dolomites, and cloudier but dry weather for Venice and the VIlle del Brenta ( Read more... )

When I was in Turin last week-end, I visited the Basilica of Superga on the namesake hill.

One can of course drive, but it's more fun to catch the "Dentiera di Superga" or the "Superga Rack Tramway"


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I'm in Italy for a long week-end, visiting my parents.
This afternoon I went up to the Basilica of Superga and stopped on the way to visit a small part of the Cimitero Monumentale.
It's the largest in the city and was built in 1827-1829. Expanded a few times and bombed in 1943.

This is the main entrance with the chapel

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The week-end is almost over and, apart from going to the Alexandra Nurseries today, I didn't leave home ( Read more... )

It was wonderful to see the sun yesterday and to be warm again ( Read more... )

Ravenna was the capital of the Western Roman Empire for about 70 years until its collapse in the 5th century; then it became the capital of the Ostrogoths and later of the Byzantines in Italy ( Read more... )

Monday evening was our last night in Italy and we had a 'proper' dinner to end the holiday, and also to celebrate (2 days early) our 14th anniversary.

We went to the very popular and lively Ca' de Vèn housed in a 15th century palazzo, just a stone-throw away from Dante's tomb and Piazza del Popolo.


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On Saturday morning it was raining when we left our hotel and visited the nearby town of Camerino ( Read more... )

On Thursday we visited Urbino. When one has heard so much about how beautiful a city is, sometimes you end up a bit disappointed, but I'm very pleased to say that it wasn't the case!


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