Tag: Church Travel Journal

Old churches can be beautiful. That’s true even if you, like me, are non-theistic. Europe is overrun with beautiful old churches. In the old sections of old European cities, you usually can’t walk more than a few blocks without serendipitously passing a majestic church.

If you go to Europe and don’t visit an old church, then what the heck is wrong with you. Really. Take in the grandeur. If you’re going to spend all of that time and money to visit Europe (assuming you don’t already live there) without marveling over a church or two then you didn’t get full value from your time and money.

Lisbon: Belém District

Today, we spent most of the day in the Belém district of Lisbon. It’s well outside of Lisbon’s downtown, but the district offers a couple...

Sestri Levante

Yesterday, my sister and I took a train to the seaside town of Sestri Levante. The neighbourhood near the train station rates as, at best,...

Portofino and San Fruttuoso

Yesterday, we took a train from Rapallo to Santa Margherita Ligure. From there, we took a boat to San Fruttuoso and Portofino. At this time...

Camogli and Back Again

Today, we took the train from Rapallo to Camogli, which is on the other side of the Portofino peninsula. Camogli is a beautiful seaside town...

Santa Margherita Ligure

Today, my sister and I walked from Rapallo to Santa Margherita Ligure, the next town over along the Portofino peninsula in Liguria, Italy. I don’t...