I’m not referring to the city of course but to the ferry trip from Greece. For about a year now, the ferry doesn’t dock in Tronchetto but in Fucina. What a pity! Anyway, we’ve got fresh information about the parking possibilities around the “new” Venice port, and a nice spot next to Patras, very convenient for late night arrival.
Category Archives: Italy
Pavia, university city
City of a hundred towers, the capital of the kingdom of Italy, home to one of the oldest Italian universities to which are related prestigious names such as Alessandro Volta, Carlo Rubbia, Ugo Foscolo, Carlo Goldoni. For centuries the center of historical events, Pavia is now a relatively quiet, young and little visited city, despite being located only 30 kilometers from Milan.
Gold Rush
It seems you have stepped into the time machine. Dozens of people of all ages, are scattered along the river searching for gold. Passing by you can hear different languages spoken, some of them unrecognizable. We are in the Piedmont region, on river Elvo, in August 2013, where we will realize that the gold rush has never ended…