Blogs about: Southern Italy

Featured Blog

Pain in the Heart16 comments

ManofRoma wrote 2 months ago: Among my international students (systems engineering courses) the most interesting to me are the In … more »

Tags: My Life, Religion, India, China, East, Islam, Africa, Lebanon, phoenician

February 08 Update

exploresouthernitaly wrote 5 months ago: We have just returned from another lovely trip to Calitri. On this occassion we flew from London St … more »

Tags: Bari, calitri, Casa del Rosario, Pompei

Orecciette with Garbanzos, Tomatoes, Arugula, and Feta

ashleyreedoliver wrote 5 months ago: One of the stops on our Southern Getaway in Italy was Puglia, also known as Apulia. This region is t … more »

Tags: Recipes, Italy, Travel, Pasta

stefanaccio wrote 6 months ago: . Apulia (Italian: Puglia) is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east … more »

Tags: Places in Italy, Puglia, Basilicata, Lecce, Ravenna, Rome, Roma, Calabria, Sicilia

Back in Sorrento: A Ferry Later and all the Wiser

ashleyreedoliver wrote 6 months ago: I awoke early on Friday morning, around 5:30 am, before the alarm had a chance to go off. We were sc … more »

Tags: Italy, Travel

Palermo: Are we really in Italy????

ashleyreedoliver wrote 6 months ago: We woke up Thursday morning and had a busy day ahead of us. Considering that we only had one day to … more »

Tags: Italy, Travel, Sicily

Palermo, Sicily: Kebabs, a horrible hotel, and a really expensive glass of wine

ashleyreedoliver wrote 6 months ago: Wednesday was a long hard day! One of those days that makes you wish you could snap your fingers and … more »

Tags: Italy, Travel, Sicily

Matera: The Magical City of the Sassi!

ashleyreedoliver wrote 6 months ago: We were on our way to Basilicata, the region in the “instep” of the boot. We were sad to … more »

Tags: Italy, Travel, Basilicata

Highlights of Ostuni

ashleyreedoliver wrote 6 months ago: I love Ostuni! It is by far one of my favorite Italian cities. Before leaving, we walked around the … more »

Tags: Italy, Travel, Puglia

The Highlights of Puglia: Alberobello and some Trulli

ashleyreedoliver wrote 6 months ago: On Friday morning we woke up early to a cloudy day with weather forecasts predicting rain! I was di … more »

Tags: Italy, Travel, Puglia

Naples, In the Shadow of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Pizza

ashleyreedoliver wrote 6 months ago: We arrived in Napoli on New Year’s Day after seven hours of traveling on trains only to find o … more »

Tags: Italy, Restaurants, Travel, Campania

Gourmet Food and Wine in Irpinia (Avellino)

southernitaly wrote 9 months ago: “In the local dialect of Avellino, the Campanian province east of Naples, mesali means … more »

Tags: Italy, Campania, avellino, Travel, calitri, Restaurants, Food and Wine, Italian Food, Vacations

The Norman Castles in Southern Italy

southernitaly wrote 10 months ago: Castle del Monte -Puglia, Italy Despite spending quite a bit of time in Italy, I had never been to … more »

Tags: andria, Architecture, Basilicata, calitri, Campania, Castle del Monte, Frederick II, Holiday Home, Italy

Welcome -- Benvenuto

exploresouthernitaly wrote 10 months ago: Welcome to our site, exploresouthernitaly.com! The Southern parts of Italy have a lot to offer the t … more »

Tags: Casa del Rosario, calitri, rental, Holiday, @ vacation, Travel, Campania

Pizza in Naples!

southernitaly wrote 11 months ago: Naples, Southern Italy - Home of the Pizza!   Who DOESN’T love pizza?  In Naples, Italy (Ca … more »

Tags: calitri, Campania, cooking, Food and Wine, Italian Food, Italy, Naples, Napoli, Pizza

The Best Beaches of Puglia - The Gargano Coast

southernitaly wrote 12 months ago: Gargano Peninsula - Puglia’s Best Beaches “The more discerning head for the Gargano pen … more »

Tags: calitri, gargano, Italy, Puglia, Travel, Travel With Kids, Vacation rental

Italian Bread in Southern Italy1 comment

southernitaly wrote 1 year ago:   I have to admit, I pretty much love all Italian food….but when I am away from Southern Ital … more »

Tags: avellino, Basilicata, calitri, Campania, cooking, Food and Wine, Hill Towns, Italian Food, Italy

The Hill Towns

southernitaly wrote 1 year ago:   Hill towns, also referred to as citadel towns, are towns, particularly in Italy, which were built … more »

Tags: Acerenza, Basilicata, Benevento, calitri, Campania, Citadel Towns, Gesualdo, Hill Towns, Italy

Italy's Great Unknown: Aglianico del Vulture1 comment

southernitaly wrote 1 year ago: “Those wine lovers who have heard of Aglianico usually know it as the variety that makes Taur … more »

Tags: Aglianico, avellino, Basilicata, calitri, Campania, Food and Wine, Italy, Taurasi, Travel