Blogs from Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe

Buon Giorno from Grado, from Camping Villagio Europa an enormous campsite the sort that we really don’t like. It took an age to check in. We were issued with wrist bands, with wifi paperwork at a cost of 3 euros, a map of the campsite and details of where we could park up. There were few people there but at the height of summer you would not be able to put a cigarette paper between the happy campers. We purchased tickets for the bus into Grado and picked up a timetable. The lovely receptionist marked up the bus timetable for us. She showed us the bus stop across the road within spitting distance of the campsite. It’s Monday just remember that fact. We waited for the bus. Without a watch I had little idea how long ... read more

We started the day in style with breakfast outside on the patio in the fresh air, listening to the birds sing. First location for the day was Cividale, the closest town to Carlo’s house in Torreano. Cividale is what I’d describe as a typical Italian town, perhaps mainly for the architecture but also the narrow walkways between the tall very old buildings, with their shutters and flower boxes. They had recently done some restoration work on the town and found on one building that under the surface was ancient paintings on the walls, probably dating back 100s of years. After looking through the town we walked down the ‘Devil’s Bridge’, a grand old stone bridge over the beautiful Natisone River. The river was stunning, with steep cliffs down to the very clear blue water below. We ... read more