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Montova (Mantua) an unexpected pleasure
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I have to say I knew nothing about Montova until the other day.  It’s a reasonably sized town sat between Verona and Parma and is approached through the wetlands and…

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Roman Verona – The ancient city of treasures
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Like the Dolomites and Florence, Verona was always on our list of must see locations, so we were both looking forward to exploring the city and we weren’t to be…

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Soave and Sophisticated (the wine not us!)
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Our journey to Soave at the foot of the Monti Lessini mountains left us in no doubt at all that once again on this trip we were entering ‘wine country’,…

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Vicenza, Palladian City of Splendour
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Venetian splendour and Palladian architecture put on their best show for us as we drove into the UNESCO world heritage city of Vicenza in Northern Italy. Bathed in the late…

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Bassano del Grappa and the famous spirit
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Hugging the banks of the river Brenta, the charming city of Bassano del Grappa in Northern Italy has more than just Grappa to thank for its popularity. On the flat…

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Belluno and Citadella, Small towns with big hearts
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Belluno Belluno is a town we planned to visit on our way to Bassano Del Grappa (the home of Grappa) for a look around and the perfect lunch stop. Once…

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Motorhoming Through the Dolomites
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With the dramatic Dolomite mountain range nearby and the promise of 2 days of good weather, we wasted no time making our way towards the Strada delle Domomiti for a…

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Bergamo – History on a Hillside
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Our visit to the city of Bergamo, a World Heritage Site since 2017, was only a short flying visit on the way to the Dolomites. However we found this to…

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Como, The Lake and a boat trip to Bellagio
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Our visit to Lake Como didn’t get off to a particularly good start.  We left Arona after a night of thunder, lightning and torrential rain followed by a morning not…

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Lake Maggiore
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After the smaller very pretty Lago d’Orta we were looking forward to the first of the big lakes – Maggiore –  which didn’t disappoint except in one way, as parking…

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