Girona, Peratallada & Calella Day Trip

Girona, Peratallada & Calella Day Trip

I have arrived in Barcelona and booked a Girona, Peratallada & Calella day trip. It’s a full day including two wonderful medieval towns and a glimpse of the coast. About as much as one can expect in a day.… Read the rest

Tsarevets Fortress

Tsarevets Fortress – the Gate at sunset

Arriving through the cobbled streets of Veliko Tărnovo the first site we behold as we check into our accommodation at the Yantra Grand Hotel is Tsarevets Fortress. Tsarevets, the hillside fortress of this medieval capital, spans the horizon, across the river and over the green gorge, laid out before our eyes.… Read the rest

Santa Chiara

Courtyard

The Complesso Monumentale di Santa Chiara is incredible.  Like a little walled world of its own, it must have been even more so, a haven from the outside world, during periods of Napoli’s unsettled past.

Santa Chiara Basilica from the side entrance

It’s another stunning day of our summer holidays and we’re exploring Naples. … Read the rest