Tag: Italy

• Cavallina, Tuscany

  Day 16, 2nd May 2024. Sirmione, Lake Garda to Cavallina, Tuscany. Well, not much to report today. We were up bright and early, not just to get to the menders but also eager to beat the daily queue for the camper services spot at the top of the campsite. Each time we’ve walked by there’s…

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  AJ, Aldi, caravan shop, Cavallina, Italy, Lake garda, Lombardy, Mender, mountains, skylight, Sosta, toll road, tunnels, Tuscany

• Sirmione Day 3

  Tuesday, 30th April. Lake Garda Jane and I walked the dogs to a dog park this morning. Finally, they could come off their leads and have a run. Meg did her normal 100mph zoomies, trying to entice Marley into chasing her, but he was having none of it. He was more interested in his spaniel…

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  Bermuda Triangle, castle, Castle Scaligero, crenalated walls, dog park, Gelateria, Italy, Labour Day, Lake garda, lizards, Lombardy, Marley, Meg, old town, Sirmione, skylight, walled town

• Peschiera del Garda

  Day 12 to 15, 28th April to 1st May 2024. Sirmione, Lake Garda, Italy We have stayed on this lovely campsite a few days more than originally planned. When we arrived Andrew and Jane’s van started to play up. As it was the weekend and bank holiday Monday, we will need to wait to arrange…

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  AJ, bus, donkey meat, Donkey steak, Donkey stew, Gelato shops, Italy, Lake garda, muzzle, old town, Osteria, Peschiera del Garda, Sirmione, tortellini of pumpkin, Van trouble

• Sirmione, Lake Garda

  Day 11, 27th April 2024. Lake Maggiore to Lake Garda, Italy Funnily enough, it was still raining this morning when we woke up, it was also very misty. Not a good start and encouraged us to move on. Lake Garda was our next destination. We have heard good things about Sirmione and the old town…

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  ACSI, bank holiday, Camping Sirmione, Fulli Tags, Italy, Lake fish, Lake garda, Lake Maggiore, lakeside, paella, Peschiera, restaurant, ristorante la foresta, Rosé, sardines, Seabream, Sirmione, snacks, squiffy, trout, vineyards

• Feriolo, Lake Maggiore

  Day 9 & 10 25th & 26th April 2024. Mettmetstetten and Lucerne, Switzerland to Lake Maggiore, Italy We had arranged to meet Andrew and Jane in the services just after the Gotthard Tunnel. You may remember we went through it last year but in reverse. From Switzerland to Italy side the traffic was just right,…

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  ACSI, Baveno, Camping Orchidea, Feriolo, ferry pier, Gotthard Tunnel, Isola Bella, Isola Borromean, Isola Madre, Isola Pescatori, Italy, Lucerne, Mettmetstetten, mountain, pizza, snow, Stresa, Switzerland

• Cenis Pass to Aix Les Bains & Riom, France

  Thursday 18th June 2026. Leaving Italy, over the Cenis Pass to Aix Les-Bains, and Riom, France. Next morning we were half baked by 9am, and it was becoming oppressive. We packed up and headed off from our final shop in Italy up through the Cenis Pass mountain road to the Lac du Mont Cenis on…

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  Aire, Aix les Bains, border, Camping Car Park, CCP, Cenis Pass, Chambery, Clermont Ferrand, ears popping, France, ice cream, Italy, Lac du Bourget, Lac du Mont Cenis, Lake, marmot, mountain pass, Riom, Savoie, ski resort, swim

• Lake Viverone

  Wednesday 17th June. Lake Viverone, Piedmont, Italy. The next day came and we had to say goodbye to beautiful Lake Iseo. Having a penchant for lakes now, we decided to try Lake Viverone. We stopped here on our very first tryst into Italy 4 years ago. We found a brilliant little Sosta called Acqua di…

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  Italy, Lake Iseo, Lake Viverone, mosquito, Piedmont, private beach, Sosta, swim

• Lake Iseo

  Tuesday 16th June 2026. Lake Iseo, Lombardy, Italy Reading the weather reports we knew that Europe was heading for another heatwave. This decided on our next stop, yes, another lake. We opted for Lake Iseo. As a general rule we don’t book ahead and this was one of those occasions when we wished we had.…

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  ACSI, Baretta Island, Campeggio Riva di San Pietro, dog walking area, Italy, Lake Iseo, Lombardy, Marone, swim

• Lake Garda

  Saturday 13th June 2026. Lake Garda, Lombardy, Italy. Well, what can I say, it has been and still is bloody hot! Needless to say we have been hiding under shade and in lakes. As I mentioned we had been to Sirmione on Lake Garda before, 2 years ago. Then it wasn’t warm enough to use…

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  ASCI, campsite, duck, gorganzola stuffed squid, Italy, Lake garda, Lombardy, Sirmione

• Verona

  Saturday 13th June 2026 Verona, Italy Gareth had planned for us to visit Verona today, so, allowing for the weather we were up early and on the road for the short trip of about an hour. There’s a great parkup on the edge of the city where we managed to get a spot in the…

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  Amphitheatre, arena di verona, Castelvecchio, castle, Italy, Lake garda, Piazza Bra, Ponte Scaligero, Sirmione, Torre dei Lamberti, Verona