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.

Ortigia (Siracusa)

Before I get into this post on Ortigia, I need to correct something that might have been misleading in yesterday’s post. There, I said that,...

Ragusa Ilba (Mostly)

Today, I spent most of the day walking to, from, and around Ragusa Ilba, and eating lunch there. My hotel is in Ragusa Superiore, about...

Piazza Amerina to Ragusa

Today took me from Piazza Amerina to Ragusa, with a stop along the way. Obviously, today didn’t take me there. Days just sort of linger...

Hanging Out in Agrigento

My plan for today consisted solely of hanging out in Agrigento. I am pleased and proud to report that I achieved my objective. This is...

Valley of The Temples, et al.

My understanding is that one typically goes to Agrigento primarily to visit the Valley of the Temples and the associated sights. I’m one. There is...

Agrigento. Relax? Me?

This morning, I took the train from Palermo to Agrigento, a city near, but not immediately beside the sea. The centre of town is a...

Monreale, Palermo and Therein

I mentioned yesterday that I didn’t take a planned hop-on, hop-off bus tour then because the one route that interested me, one that stops at...