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...
Villa Romana del Casale & Piazza Amerina
This morning, I picked up a car to drive to the Roman ruins of Villa Romana del Casale. From there, I drove to the nearby...
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...
Palermo: Churches, Theatre and Sea
Today, my first full day in Palermo, I visited a bunch of churches, a theatre, and the seaside. That was not my original plan for...
Sicily Began in Palermo
Sicily began in Palermo. Or, that is to say, it did for me. This is my first trip to Sicily and I started it in...
Epidaurus and Athens
Today is my last full day in Greece for this trip, my first time in here. I spent the day visiting Epidaurus and then driving...
Nafplio: A Fortress, a Gallery, a Museum, and Wandering
My hotel in Nafplio includes breakfast. The breakfast food, served buffet style, is nothing to write about, so I won’t. I ate it on the...
Mycenae and Nafplio
Today’s drive took me to Nafplio, with a stop at Mycenae. Nafplio is my final overnight stay (2 nights) on the Peloponnese peninsula. I then...
Monemvasia, Lower and Upper
I know that in the introduction to yesterday’s post I said it would probably be short. I failed you there. Sorry about that. But I...
