These videos of Matera by night were shot during the Christmas season of 2025, but this is my third time here and I must say it is always beautiful. The pictures do not render, it looks like being in a nativity scene. Unfortunately, the weekend ended with an unpleasant incident, fortunately not serious. Two videos…
In this article is the video from Emperor Camp made on December 8, 2025. I have wanted to visit this place for years, and I was probably lucky enough to admire it in its splendor. But I really think it is beautiful even without snow. In fact I felt like walking there, in these conditions…
In this article is the video from Rocca Calascio made on December 7, 2025. 2025 was definitely the year of ‘ Abruzzo for me, I came there 3 times. I say this especially to foreign readers, but also to Italians, over tourism in certain cities is a crime, as my country has so many wonderful…
On a weekend in April 2025 I managed to fulfill 2 wishes I had had in my head for a long time; to take a trip in an RV and the Italian Trans-Siberian Railway in Abruzzo. More generally, I wanted to delve into a Region that I had somewhat neglected until then and where I…
Walking in the Casentino Forest Park has now become a pleasant habit. This is the park’s website with many directions for visiting it. If I can’t be away one night, but I have enough time, on the weekend I do the hour and a half I need to get there. If I have more time,…
Going walking in the pine forests of Ravenna has now become almost a necessity for me; certainly a pleasant habit. I also enjoy it because I often encounter animals in the wild. Since I was a child I have always loved to walk. With my dog Tullio I used to take long walks both by…
For a period of my life I happened to host with couchsurfing. This is a site that connects those who are willing to keep travelers in their homes, free of charge. In my opinion this only makes sense if it involves an acquaintance and an exchange. That is why I no longer do it since…
Visiting San Marino is a great classic for those who live in my neck of the woods, once also for Russian tourists. Italy for centuries was divided into little states, so much so that for centuries even a single state did not seem conceivable. Even now there are as many as three legacies of the…
A tourist empire has been built in my region since after the war, and to anyone who asked what to do in Emilia-Romagna, anyone would answer: organized beaches and discos. The anecdote I tell in this article is perhaps a bit of a stretch, since it really happened close to my home. But after all,…
I took the featured photo on the last of my many weekends in Tuscany, during a wonderful trek in the ‘ Pratese Apennines. That trailer could have been: With presumed or would-be girlfriends, arranging a weekend in Tuscany (or Marche and Umbria, close to my home) has also often been a way to better gauge…