Since May 25, we traveled in Italy, clocking over 250 miles walked and thousands of kilometers driven. Along the way, we made notes of our favorites.
Favorite Accomodation - La Serenella in San Pietro in Cariano
Favorite B&B - San Donato in Poggio B&B and A'Alera on Salina in the Aeolian Islands
Favorite Agriturismo - Quartarella near Modica and Case di Latomie near Selinunte
Favorite Weeks - Spent with family in San Pietro in Cariano and Sicily
Favorite Churches - Monreale Duomo, Basilica of San Zeno in Verona, Basilica of St. Cecelia in Rome
Favorite Pasta - Verona lunch with family
Favorite Salad - Eolie Salad at La Pineta on Salina (tomatoes, potato, capers, basil, EVO)
Favorite Gelato - Eaten with family in Sirmione on Lake Garda
Favorite Gelato Flavor - Fruiti di Bosco and Amarena
Favorite Granita Flavor - Lemon
Favorite Cake - Cassata Siciliana at Case di Latomie in Sicily
Favorite Panna Cotta - La Troppa Restaurant in San Donato in Poggio
Favorite Lunch - In Orvieto with University of Arizona Study Abroad Staff and Students
Favorite Breakfast - San Donato in Poggio B&B
Best Fresh Fruit - Cherries in Season all over!
Best Baroque Sites - Noto, Sicily
Most Awesome Boat Ride - Down the Grand Canal in Venice
Most Dramatic Beach - Sicilian Coastline between Mt. Cofano and San Vito Lo Capo
Most Beautiful Countryside - Drive from Pienza to Siena in Tuscany and Drive from Ispica to Palazzolo Acreide on Sicily
Volcanoes Visited - Vulcano and Mt. Etna plus saw Stromboli spout fire
Favorite Colosseum - Verona
Favorite Ruins - Segesta, Valley of Temples, Selinunte - all on Sicily
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Visited - Historic Center of Rome, Vatican, Cinque Terre, Piazza del Duomo in Pisa, Historic Center of Florence, Val d'Orcia in Tuscany, Historic Center of Pienza, Historic Center of San Gimignano, City of Verona, Venice, Arab-Norman Palermo, Aeolian Islands, Monreale Duomo, Valley of Temples in Agrigento, Syracusa, Baroque Towns of Val di Noto in Sicily, Mt. Etna
We are fortunate to have not had any major hiccups along the way. The trip was somewhat complicated, with air, train, hydrofoil, and car reservations, along with the various accommodations, and mostly finding everything! There's nothing we would change. It was an amazing trip!
Favorite Accomodation - La Serenella in San Pietro in Cariano
Favorite B&B - San Donato in Poggio B&B and A'Alera on Salina in the Aeolian Islands
Favorite Agriturismo - Quartarella near Modica and Case di Latomie near Selinunte
Favorite Weeks - Spent with family in San Pietro in Cariano and Sicily
Favorite Churches - Monreale Duomo, Basilica of San Zeno in Verona, Basilica of St. Cecelia in Rome
Favorite Pasta - Verona lunch with family
Favorite Salad - Eolie Salad at La Pineta on Salina (tomatoes, potato, capers, basil, EVO)
Favorite Gelato - Eaten with family in Sirmione on Lake Garda
Favorite Gelato Flavor - Fruiti di Bosco and Amarena
Favorite Granita Flavor - Lemon
Favorite Cake - Cassata Siciliana at Case di Latomie in Sicily
Favorite Panna Cotta - La Troppa Restaurant in San Donato in Poggio
Favorite Lunch - In Orvieto with University of Arizona Study Abroad Staff and Students
Favorite Breakfast - San Donato in Poggio B&B
Best Fresh Fruit - Cherries in Season all over!
Best Baroque Sites - Noto, Sicily
Most Awesome Boat Ride - Down the Grand Canal in Venice
Most Dramatic Beach - Sicilian Coastline between Mt. Cofano and San Vito Lo Capo
Most Beautiful Countryside - Drive from Pienza to Siena in Tuscany and Drive from Ispica to Palazzolo Acreide on Sicily
Volcanoes Visited - Vulcano and Mt. Etna plus saw Stromboli spout fire
Favorite Colosseum - Verona
Favorite Ruins - Segesta, Valley of Temples, Selinunte - all on Sicily
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Visited - Historic Center of Rome, Vatican, Cinque Terre, Piazza del Duomo in Pisa, Historic Center of Florence, Val d'Orcia in Tuscany, Historic Center of Pienza, Historic Center of San Gimignano, City of Verona, Venice, Arab-Norman Palermo, Aeolian Islands, Monreale Duomo, Valley of Temples in Agrigento, Syracusa, Baroque Towns of Val di Noto in Sicily, Mt. Etna
We are fortunate to have not had any major hiccups along the way. The trip was somewhat complicated, with air, train, hydrofoil, and car reservations, along with the various accommodations, and mostly finding everything! There's nothing we would change. It was an amazing trip!
