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Path of the Lemons in Amalfi Coast
Campania
gosia

Adorable Path of the Lemons in Amalfi Coast – what to expect on this trail.

Path of the Lemons or Sentiero dei Limoni, was not a particularly popular place among holidaymakers on the Amalfi Coast just a few years ago. As I recently had the opportunity to see, this is changing – there were quite a few people on the route.

Costiera Amalfitana is one of the most picturesque places in Italy, offering stunning seaside

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View from inside a cave looking out onto a sunlit grassy valley with old stone buildings and ruins in the background, surrounded by trees and rocky cliffs under a bright blue sky in Gravina di Ginosa
Puglia
gosia

Gravina di Ginosa – how to visit prehistoric cave houses.

Gravina di Ginosa is the main attraction of Ginosa – a town located on the border of Puglia and Basilicata. Ginosa is famous for its antiquity and the canyon, Gravina di Ginosa.
In the town, founded around 1500 BC (the exact date is unknown), traces of human activity from the Neolithic period have been found. Additionally, the Greeks, Romans,

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Boksytowe Jezioro Otranto
Puglia
gosia

Bauxite cave in Ortanto – interesting places to see in Salento.

Bauxite cave close to Ortanto is one of places which is still not overcrowded, however it’s becoming more popular. One of the reasons is the fact that Salento has been experiencing a siege of tourists in the summer for a long time, which makes it the most trendy province of Puglia. Although the roads leading to Salento are rather tragic

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Tuscany Beyond Florence
Tuscany
gosia

Tuscany Beyond Florence: San Galgano, Frosini, and Volterra (Part 2)

Tuscany is a region with capricious weather, especially in spring and autumn – it rains a lot. If you’re a tourist who limits your visit to Florence, the rain probably won’t bother you – there are many things to do in the capital of the region. But what about those, who want to see Tuscany beyond Florence?

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Craco Ghost Town in Basilicata
Basilicata
gosia

Craco Ghost Town: Why This Abandoned Village in Basilicata is Worth the Detour

Ghost towns in Italy are nothing unusual – there are nearly six thousand of them; the majority in the South. Young people looking for better opportunities leave underdeveloped areas and rarely go back. Towns and villages with ageing populations are then emptying out. From time to time, nature also gets angry and causes a place to become depopulated.

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A tall, white leaning tower stands against the background of the cathedral, on one side there is a tall tree, and behind the tower there is a crowd of people spending a rainy weekend in Tuscany
Italy Travel
gosia

Rainy weekend in Tuscany: What to do when the weather changes your plans

A weekend break in Tuscany sounds like a dream; this region is widely considered the most beautiful in Italy. Is that right? I’d argue (I’m a huge fan of Abruzzo) but undoubtedly Tuscany it’s a lovely, atmospheric, and always full of tourists. And also plenty of things to see and do, so even a rainy weekend in Tuscany can turn

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Panoramic view of the Calanchi di Pisticci clay badlands in Basilicata at sunset.
Basilicata
gosia

Calanchi di Pisticci: Exploring the Surreal Clay Badlands of Basilicata

Calanchi di Pisticci, a bit quirky, and not very touristy place, is located in the Province of Matera in Basilicata. And it’s only about 20 minutes by car from Craco. While driving in Italy, it’s generally best to use a GPS, especially when you’re in the Italian badlands. And don’t worry if it leads you, as it often does, to

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Monte Saraceno Hike in Mattinat
Gargano Penisula
gosia

Monte Saraceno Hike in Mattinata: Necropolis, Abbey and Sea Views

You are in Mattinata, tired of lying on the beach. It sounds odd, I know, but let’s assume you’re one of those people pondering things to do in Gargano. If so, for example, you can take a short hike to Monte Saraceno. Along the way there are nice views, a Daunian necropolis, and the ruins of an abbey, where people

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