Liquorice! Make that 11 reasons to visit Calabria. See this post for the other ten, oh, and this one too. How could I forget liquorice? Liquirizia in Italian. I’ve always loved liquorice, since I was a child when my Nanna (nonna in Italian) encouraged my addiction to Aussie confectioner Darrell Lea’soriginal soft liquorice. She’d buy … Read more about Liquorice: one more reason to visit Calabria
Here are 5 more reasons to venture to Italy’s southernmost mainland region: 6. Sila National Park: breathtakingly beautiful, the Sila boasts three turquoise lakes skirted by sandy beaches; rural countryside so idyllic it’s as if it’s out of a children’s picture book with wooden fences, apple blossoms, and horses grazing in the paddocks; forests of … Read more about 10 reasons to travel to Calabria: part 2
Calabria is the southern Italian region that is the toe of Italy’s boot. Not only is it Europe’s best value destination but it has more going for it than you’d guess from the little coverage it receives in the travel press. Having just crisscrossed Calabria to research a guidebook, these are the reasons I think … Read more about 10 reasons to travel to Calabria: part 1
What makes a destination great value? For me, it’s great hotels at good prices, excellent cafes, restaurants and bars that are inexpensive, and lots of cool stuff to see and do that costs little if anything, interesting streets to explore, gorgeous architecture to admire, fascinating people to watch from a park bench. During the weeks … Read more about Calabria: Europe’s best value destination
Do you remember how Puglia was touted as “the new Tuscany” by the travel media last year? Well, as we recently discovered, the reality is very different. We’ve just completed a road trip in Calabria researching a guidebook, and spent some time in Basilicata at the start of the trip and drove through Basilicata and … Read more about Is Calabria the new Puglia?