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Sicily '22 - Cefalu

2 Feb 2023 3 minute read 1 comment dotMatrix

Italian trains are some of the best I've had the pleasure of riding.  (Apart from one occasion getting my legs caressed by a pickpocket from Napoli to Sorrento... but that's another story) Generally the trains are modern, comfortable and reliable.  ...

Urban hiking - Rimini Part 2 - Walking along the streets of Rivazzurra

29 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

The city of Rimini is divided into three parts: the city center with historical monuments; North Rimini with the beaches North of the port and South Rimini with the beaches South of the port. Both North Rimini and South Rimini are then divided into d...

Urban hiking - Rimini Part 1 - The beach of Marebello

6 Nov 2022 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

This year I had the opportunity to do some day trips to Rimini during August and September. Rimini is a very well-known holiday city also all over Europe and outside Europe too. From the '60s to the '80s Rimini and the Romagna Riviera were the best-k...

Urban hiking - Modena City - Part 4

21 Oct 2022 1 minute read 1 comment lemming

Here we are at the fourth episode of urban hiking in the old town of Modena city.If you are interested you will find the first and second episodes here: https://www.publish0x.com/nature-tells-tales-it-is-not-fiction-its-nature/urban-hiking-modena-cit...

Urban hiking - Modena City - Part 3

12 Oct 2022 1 minute read 1 comment lemming

Here we are at the third episode of urban hiking in the old town of Modena city.If you are interested you will find the first and second episodes here: https://www.publish0x.com/nature-tells-tales-it-is-not-fiction-its-nature/urban-hiking-modena-city...

Urban hiking - Modena City - Part 2

25 Sep 2022 1 minute read 2 comments lemming

I introduced the city of Modena here: https://www.publish0x.com/nature-tells-tales-it-is-not-fiction-its-nature/urban-hiking-modena-city-part-1-xqemdxg When I went there for the last time, about two months ago, it had been many years that I hadn't ha...

Urban hiking - Modena City - Part 1

16 Aug 2022 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

Modena is an ancient city located in northern Italy, in the center of the Emilia-Romagna Region. It stands around 30 km west of Bologna, the main city of the Region. Modena developed along the Via Emilia, an important Roman road (more than 300 km lon...

A musical wonder over the sea

25 Jul 2022 2 minute read 5 comments Duvinca

It seems that the sea and looking at the horizon is something always inspiring and evocative, it relaxes us and makes us feel good. It is especially in summer when we realize more or have more opportunity to get closer to the coast and breathe that s...

Urban hiking-A quick walk in the old town of Carpi

17 Jul 2022 1 minute read 4 comments lemming

Carpi is one of the most important cities in the Province. It is located about 25 km north of the main city of Modena.  Recently I passed there and picked the opportunity for a quick walk in the old town. It was a very hot morning ... .. and it was...

Teatro Manzoni: Pistoia, ITALY

16 Apr 2022 1 minute read 0 comments bengy

  Another little memory from the last year in Europe... this time from a trip to Italy, in the very pleasant region of Pistoia. We had a last concert of a tour here, and we had stayed in a pleasant villa just outside of the town... which also led...