Lecce -once a center of Spanish art and culture overflows with Renaissance, Gothic, and Baroque architecture. It’s a treat for lovers and students of art history. Spend a day and stay overnight before exploring the coastal towns of the Salento, from Otranto to Gallipoli. Otranto…
Twelve minutes (8.7 km) from Alberobello known for its ancient trulli dwellings; thirteen minutes (9.2 km) from Cisternino known for its medieval center and “bombette” – thin slices of wild boar wrapped around cheese and roasted over hot coals; and thirty-four minutes (27.1 km) from…
On a late autumn morning flooded in sunshine, we crossed the Nervión River via Puente de La Salve/ Bridge into the city of Bilbao, which lies cradled by the green mountains of Basque Country. The banks of the river below the bridge were once a…
Martina Franca is a sparkling jewel situated in the Puglia region in the heel of Italy. It retains all of the old-world appeal of a small, traditional, Italian town. 17thCentury Baroque palazzos, sculpted archways, elaborate wrought-iron balconies, and intricately adorned doorways bearing centuries-old family crests,…
Kaunas was Lithuania's alternative/provisional capital from 1920 to 1940. It's a pleasant hour and a half drive or train ride through the countryside from Vilnius to Kaunas and a 12-minute (4.6 km) cab ride from the Kaunas train station to Old Town. Start your visit…
We rented a car and drove out of Tallinn to explore the rich, green, landscape populated by forests of tall, spindly, pines, birch, and spruce trees. Laheema National Park, 47kms from Tallinn, stretches across 725kms, which includes 250kms of sea. It is home to forests,…
