Italy Travel Journal

I didn’t keep a count, but at the time I wrote this category description, I probably spent more time in Italy than in any other country apart from Canada (my home) and the United States. And I’m not sure about the United States.

A lot of those days were part of trips that I took before starting this travel journal, so you won’t find descriptions of them here. Nevertheless, this category does hold a number of journal entries.

The Italy category is a subcategory of my “Europe” category. In turn, this country category has subcategories for the cities and towns I visited in the country. If I took a day trip to another city or town, I usually include that only in the subcategory for the city or town where I started and ended the day, not the target of the day trip. Sorry about that.

Then again, I’m not the most consistent person in the world. I might break that rule a few times. If this displeases you, you should definitely demand a refund.

Teatro Margherita, Bari

I got back from my morning side trip to Polignano a Mare in time to do some stuff in Bari. I just didn’t know what....

Polignano A Mare

Bari is interesting and, in parts, quite picturesque. So it’s worthy of a visit on its own, but it’s also a great place from which...

Bari Cathedral

After I returned from my morning’s side trip to Trani, I had a late lunch in Bari. It seriously disrupts the order of the universe...

Trani

Another day, another side trip out of Bari. This morning I took a train to Trani. I chose that destination solely so I could type...

Castello Svevo

I teased you in this morning’s post by saying that because of my late return from Alberobello I wouldn’t have time to see a lot...

Alberobello

I arrived in Bari yesterday afternoon and today I left town and headed to Alberobello, just over an hour bus ride away. Arriving in Bari...

Bari

This morning I traveled from Matera to Bari for a four night stay in the latter. Yes, the same Bari where I changed trains when...

Matera’s New Town

Due to a late lunch, I didn’t have a lot of time to do stuff this afternoon. I spent it visiting three sights in what...

Sassi Matera

By rights, the title of this post should be either “The Sassi of Matera” or “Matera’s Sassi,” not “Sassi Matera.” Google Translate tells me that...

Lecce to Matera

If you’ve been following along, you might remember from my post about my expedition from Salerno to Lecce that I said I had another hellish...