Italy – Mitchell News

Porto Venere – gateway to the Cinque Terre 4 min read

Porto Venere – gateway to the Cinque Terre

Walter & Glenda 11 months ago

Porto Venere is a village on the Ligurian coast of northwestern Italy. It’s known for Porto Venere Regional Natural Park, a protected area with trails... Read More

Lucca Comics & Games 2023 3 min read

Lucca Comics & Games 2023

Walter & Glenda 11 months ago

Lucca Comics & Games is an annual comic book and gaming convention in Lucca, Italy, traditionally held at the end of October, in conjunction with... Read More

Orvieto – 6 years later 3 min read

Orvieto – 6 years later

Walter & Glenda 12 months ago

We first visited Orvieto in September 2017 (Orvieto – Mitchell News). Orvieto is a unique town built on top of a large rock. It was... Read More

Mountains, Lakes & Cities – Italy 4 min read

Mountains, Lakes & Cities – Italy

Walter & Glenda 1 year ago

On our way from Switzerland, we approached the lake from the north and travelled down the western side to our accommodation on the southern shore.... Read More

A week in Ormea (again) 4 min read

A week in Ormea (again)

Walter & Glenda 1 year ago

Last year we visited Ormea to see our friend Lorenzo and planned it to coincide with the Giro d’italia (read about Ormea here and Giro... Read More

Giro d’Italia 2023 2 min read

Giro d’Italia 2023

Walter & Glenda 1 year ago

We have been fortunate having the Giro d’Italia cycle race pass near where we are living. One option was to walk about 2 km up... Read More

38^ FIRENZE MARATHON 3 min read

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38^ FIRENZE MARATHON

Walter & Glenda 2 years ago

Having chosen to have 2 days off running prior to race day, we were happy to take the 10km round trip to the Firenze Marathon... Read More

Islands and Fire Trekking 3 min read

Islands and Fire Trekking

Walter & Glenda 2 years ago

We could divide our Sicily trip into a few categories: Active – We enjoyed hiking, cycling, kayaking, running and lots of walking; Ancient Greece/Roman –... Read More

Walking on the moon (Mount Etna) 2 min read

Walking on the moon (Mount Etna)

Walter & Glenda 2 years ago

The direct drive from Ortigia to the Rifugio Sapienza on Mount Etna was only 1 ½ hours so we decided to take the scenic route... Read More

Casa Montalbano (Montalbano’s House) 4 min read

Casa Montalbano (Montalbano’s House)

Walter & Glenda 2 years ago

We are great fans of the Inspector Montalbano TV series. Broadcast in Italian with English subtitles it also helps us to learn Italian. The Inspector... Read More