Italy – Traveling in Stages
Italy is one of those countries you are never really “done” with.
We have been there many times – and yet every journey was different:
some spontaneous, some carefully planned, some loud, others almost silent.
This page gathers our stages in the land of pasta, palazzi, and piazzas –
not complete, but personal.
South & Islands – Fire, Ferries, and Surprises
Between Etna and Aperitivo – Sicily, Malta, and Pompeii
A journey full of detours, heat, history, and ease.
With volcanoes, ferries, the scent of lemons –
and the feeling that travel sometimes truly begins
when not everything goes according to plan.
Taormina – A Day in the Glow of Antiquity
A theater above the sea, light on stone,
and that one moment when history becomes very quiet.
Pompeii – When the Sky Spat Fire
A place between awe and unease.
A past that does not tell stories,
but simply remains.
Central & Northern Italy – Hills, Cities, and Longing
Tuscany – Between Sirmione, Sant’Anna, and Longing
Gentle hills, quiet monasteries, evening light on stone.
A journey that does not try to impress –
and stays precisely because of that.
Italy lingers.
Whether south or north, city or countryside,
planned for a long time or just briefly.
Sometimes a single piazza, a spoonful of tiramisu,
or a conversation with a Fiat driver is enough to know:
We will be back.