Before I visited Palermo Sicily, I hadn’t heard anything good. ‘It’s big, it’s ugly and it’s dirty,’ was all that people said to me. Great, I thought. I hate big cities and ugly architecture, and while a bit of trash…
Is Marina di Pisa the Perfect Tuscan Beach Town?
When I found myself in Pisa this June after attending my first ever travel blogging conference in Trento, my friend Helene and I were determined to find a quiet Tuscan beach where we could enjoy the sun and unwind from…
12 Reasons Why Pisa Should Be Your Next Italian City Break!
Whenever people visit Italy, they always seem to go to the main tourist hot spots. Rome, Venice and Florence are so saturated by tourism that in the summer months they are unbearable, both for locals and tourists alike, and it…
Wine Tasting in Tuscany at La Cantina del Vino Barga
The moment I arrived at my aunt and uncle’s house in the tiny town of Barga, Italy, and they told me that there was a local winery offering tastings, I knew I had to go. I mean, wine tasting in…
Barga Travel Guide – Is this the Most Charming Town in Tuscany?
Barga is a charming Medieval hilltop town in Northern Tuscany, in the province of Lucca. Not that many people have heard of Barga, and the tourists that do visit Barga tend to travel there on a day trip from Lucca, only spending…
