Corinna B's World Goes To San Gimignano ~ The Glam Italia Tour

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 107%;">San Gimignano, Tuscany<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">San Gimignano is my home in Italy. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Nestled on a hilltop between Florence and Siena, this little, walled, medieval town is known as the “Town Of Fine Towers”, due to the unforgettable skyline created by the remaining 14 towers that proudly watch over the neighboring hills and vineyards stretching their way across Tuscany. At one time there were more than 70 towers in this tiny town, playing an architectural game of “<i>my one’s bigger than yours</i>”.</span><o:p></o:p><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jzjmtSr_OteZpNyDhBrbQugkf_hl4MoBeKsNPL4yhmwURR_O12X7jfFEDKcYLkmCfZRBrrh2KugMkcNW92gSSdmTf-2WfF28zB2D5-Q93R0Yzb6T7lDedNzF4MLv-wDcqvnplw4mOo0/s1600/IMG_1129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-01" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jzjmtSr_OteZpNyDhBrbQugkf_hl4MoBeKsNPL4yhmwURR_O12X7jfFEDKcYLkmCfZRBrrh2KugMkcNW92gSSdmTf-2WfF28zB2D5-Q93R0Yzb6T7lDedNzF4MLv-wDcqvnplw4mOo0/s640/IMG_1129.JPG" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-01" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just adore this beautiful place</span>.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rDa0IXbyBoNaM3LDEti6DwbCuT1AR3RboUcO5MgkwfXOqAq0Kem7iAG-k8W7gPus9iscdcRvfKw0FSj_5xG95YyRofl_ApTZJjXow-P2aMsyI6U5AvB_OCBy7i2wAcvzNYEEUgo-geg/s1600/IMG_1151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-05" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rDa0IXbyBoNaM3LDEti6DwbCuT1AR3RboUcO5MgkwfXOqAq0Kem7iAG-k8W7gPus9iscdcRvfKw0FSj_5xG95YyRofl_ApTZJjXow-P2aMsyI6U5AvB_OCBy7i2wAcvzNYEEUgo-geg/s640/IMG_1151.JPG" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-05" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buy local olive oils and cheeses in San Gimignano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">At home in America when my crazy life gets too stressful, when I can’t sleep at night, or when life gets too complicated, I close my eyes and make the drive from Poggibonsi, through all the roundabouts, and up the winding  hill, past the olive oil stand and the wineries, and in to San Gimignano. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">My parking spot sits beside a giant nespole tree which bares the most beautiful fruit. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">From there in my mind I walk to the Porta San Matteo and take in every store and coffee shop along the via San Matteo, sometimes stopping at Lucia and Maria’s for my daily caffe and slice of Mandorlata, sometimes just walking straight to the lovely Piazza Duomo and my beautiful attic apartment.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It is the quintessential de-stresser.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlIa0afn5NmWpNEb6hqB_puyTU-ht_4hxGT8f_nvs6Bkbfp7ZSRvUaqU0wECv11j7_RXiD4bAlQ4_90tRSYMs1jfZ4VtwjKdfOibaWs_hDvyAHY4dwFi96rRRZx77ZrM0IkeP3wYRvuc/s1600/san+gimi++4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-06" border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlIa0afn5NmWpNEb6hqB_puyTU-ht_4hxGT8f_nvs6Bkbfp7ZSRvUaqU0wECv11j7_RXiD4bAlQ4_90tRSYMs1jfZ4VtwjKdfOibaWs_hDvyAHY4dwFi96rRRZx77ZrM0IkeP3wYRvuc/s640/san+gimi++4.jpg" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-06" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grab a caffee and a slice of panforte at Lucia and Maria's on via San Matteo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCSoRBS_qSmesNHNuoMh6T66tubSGE75TdVbwtF0Zc8Q0RgDBpo3jRJDG8ncAcAp40RYQeaRmievUC9Z1KvJ8hJtxncO5fpB0XXgR2x5Vb3JqAJxgVHjEEWOP19wTqiN12rdsRtfBW40/s1600/IMG_1135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-07" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCSoRBS_qSmesNHNuoMh6T66tubSGE75TdVbwtF0Zc8Q0RgDBpo3jRJDG8ncAcAp40RYQeaRmievUC9Z1KvJ8hJtxncO5fpB0XXgR2x5Vb3JqAJxgVHjEEWOP19wTqiN12rdsRtfBW40/s640/IMG_1135.JPG" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-07" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thursday morning market in San Gimignano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yWP3NgL9Ct0FLLNvj9qyMgwk9112GB_56FkXukV8U16slgJ4FlZmX-wj8d-qG_rhjUeljZK6YuGzJ7VfbXzPlTz1wqI0JF21ZcFyo7aBom5RCpRrQf36JlRhX4AIb2BjkbUmF2NV55g/s1600/IMG_1136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-08" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yWP3NgL9Ct0FLLNvj9qyMgwk9112GB_56FkXukV8U16slgJ4FlZmX-wj8d-qG_rhjUeljZK6YuGzJ7VfbXzPlTz1wqI0JF21ZcFyo7aBom5RCpRrQf36JlRhX4AIb2BjkbUmF2NV55g/s640/IMG_1136.JPG" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-08" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Market day in San Gimignano, Tuscany</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the Thursday morning market in Piazza Duomo </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and Piazza Cisterna</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-09" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM0b0A1XZKcyZf809DcY8l0y3cBHE57VfxdyIhjK2snVWYT9G2N_4bvxJ5JX0jDOHI9BvDXRRHHCumOybSruKuH4FhlLbUVevjGJikQd5c6GRTVsGofeULviNmL_PMrGmO0XQofJSUiA/s640/IMG_1273.JPG" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-09" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoy a prosecco in Piazza Cisterna after the tourists have gone for the day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6XfvazS_lEA5t8N9YFWEYU54eAPAqrN9iszDiAbt21V2qPBREyufBXLSPcM-woHAQPNrnQF7NShyjdvmYgklkwmYhOVAas3jiue3kr16YVsaFYO8MlnLOCFf9v_QKCuU7jNtiKvgk70/s1600/IMG_1228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-10" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6XfvazS_lEA5t8N9YFWEYU54eAPAqrN9iszDiAbt21V2qPBREyufBXLSPcM-woHAQPNrnQF7NShyjdvmYgklkwmYhOVAas3jiue3kr16YVsaFYO8MlnLOCFf9v_QKCuU7jNtiKvgk70/s640/IMG_1228.JPG" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-10" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoy a gelato or just chill at Piazza Cisterna, The cisterna was built in 1287</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"> Take time to look inside the cisterna, There are deep grooves in the stone rim from centuries of ropes hauling up buckets of water.</span><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkDzB4n8prdzRfejCFLCp3DKoIJ0wwacF3jafU5X9guabcoxBkLAOauuXWQff-SZNRYwgySGsW_1t2h4P24swhtUyN0kbMrC630HGtsuOPuHZPeMVcIjAi8Gmn6eR9vY5Zj0msx6gHLQ/s1600/IMG_1156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-11" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkDzB4n8prdzRfejCFLCp3DKoIJ0wwacF3jafU5X9guabcoxBkLAOauuXWQff-SZNRYwgySGsW_1t2h4P24swhtUyN0kbMrC630HGtsuOPuHZPeMVcIjAi8Gmn6eR9vY5Zj0msx6gHLQ/s640/IMG_1156.JPG" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-11" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make sure you explore the back streets of San Gimignano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">If you ever come to  San Gimignano, make sure you stay until after all the tourist buses leave at 5pm. Enjoy an early evening Prosecco in the Piazza Cisterna and take a sunset walk along the top of the walls that encircle the town. Take in the view, and breathe in the magical air of one of the loveliest places I know.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C5FZq4sakDfCOQ9KpYfixSuINfoz9Vi9cJTsmAlOLDJhPWTi8qdk1xq4CaZqtKSskorVXler6BAZvgxToiHtzton1SPLSz7haiFfMP3Um8BVqZR6tBRQIRA3d3ztEPQbhi3IF1g2218/s1600/san+gimi+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-13" border="0" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C5FZq4sakDfCOQ9KpYfixSuINfoz9Vi9cJTsmAlOLDJhPWTi8qdk1xq4CaZqtKSskorVXler6BAZvgxToiHtzton1SPLSz7haiFfMP3Um8BVqZR6tBRQIRA3d3ztEPQbhi3IF1g2218/s640/san+gimi+1.jpg" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-13" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piazza Cisterna in San Gimignano before the tour buses arrive in the morning</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpP1DNjJYCyHIH_KOk3Ir9CGsFz59F5XF5En3IjTn6x2b0mtL2n7fO7PtKMVSr23BZo_k3gtaDoVXvOEHvyZUfO8ybIBnRcH1icedu90VNj1FbpzKeijGK3QWrhyphenhypheniOel_pYnkyU90Dduc/s1600/san+gimi+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-14" border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpP1DNjJYCyHIH_KOk3Ir9CGsFz59F5XF5En3IjTn6x2b0mtL2n7fO7PtKMVSr23BZo_k3gtaDoVXvOEHvyZUfO8ybIBnRcH1icedu90VNj1FbpzKeijGK3QWrhyphenhypheniOel_pYnkyU90Dduc/s640/san+gimi+3.jpg" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-14" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Via San Matteo in San Gimignano before the tour buses arrive</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkQusbhT6HGQnD6KW_eAjgxN6iU8J-gCZKlYBxrIIUoURXg9Sy-2bf0S1AbpOH7aU0Rbud6Zx1pCK9EFFJrOHYjYuYKcseuPTQK7TSui3Tns0Ts6W65woMMabAs9oBJvc4r7NgssUi8w/s1600/san+gimi+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-15" border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkQusbhT6HGQnD6KW_eAjgxN6iU8J-gCZKlYBxrIIUoURXg9Sy-2bf0S1AbpOH7aU0Rbud6Zx1pCK9EFFJrOHYjYuYKcseuPTQK7TSui3Tns0Ts6W65woMMabAs9oBJvc4r7NgssUi8w/s640/san+gimi+6.jpg" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-15" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Gimignano is magic at the end of the day when the tourists are gone</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeN9SeSW0RY1i65raPke81HNiNVeuju6aQzXEAYumrwZawQPNiyMd7Ih1CF53LrizuuhEbLnKJXwwpc8T5bhMtS1FmA7l_GQVSd0NmdIgiG7oruedW5dwhpSwkN3IQbyUjLIrXki4WHE/s1600/san+gimi+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-15" border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeN9SeSW0RY1i65raPke81HNiNVeuju6aQzXEAYumrwZawQPNiyMd7Ih1CF53LrizuuhEbLnKJXwwpc8T5bhMtS1FmA7l_GQVSd0NmdIgiG7oruedW5dwhpSwkN3IQbyUjLIrXki4WHE/s640/san+gimi+5.jpg" title="San-Gimignano-Tuscany-Glam-Italia-Tour-15" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stroll along the walls when all the tourists have left for the day</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>All images are my own. Please do not use without my written permission.</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks!</i></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div>

Corinna B's World Goes To San Gimignano ~ The Glam Italia Tour

San Gimignano, Tuscany San Gimignano is my home in Italy.  Nestled on a hilltop between Florence and Siena, this little, walled, medieval to...

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Hotel Il San Pietro Di Positano

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There is no place on earth quite like the glorious Il San Pietro Hotel in Positano.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMerYy4lA4sOgpvS8plItDdxt50oEfpz6Q3jNfRJbAHaUSffeYWLuDJNeyHp4Iii6ZZ4lRs7SRAxAHDnNZlGKh3lpCSHny55kA8TKDgp4veMxYnI4EJFa2ggoL39xrkdKRSrZFV-iXTQ/s1600/photo+-+Copy.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano-Chiavo" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMerYy4lA4sOgpvS8plItDdxt50oEfpz6Q3jNfRJbAHaUSffeYWLuDJNeyHp4Iii6ZZ4lRs7SRAxAHDnNZlGKh3lpCSHny55kA8TKDgp4veMxYnI4EJFa2ggoL39xrkdKRSrZFV-iXTQ/s1600/photo+-+Copy.PNG" title="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano-Chiavo" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No place at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSZdJUApbGNO0XnWMiXxwZnLtbQKdq9zpiS3XkAo-q_XQd8AOQlAAF3oePUmNKFyz9vfJvP3EDYZcNITSTKMV5uZ6nUHB66u7rxZoTYVevMkLWzvDEruvX1s7yJIOSy_rUL1uswsyYhU/s1600/san+pietro+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span id="goog_1000025244"></span><img alt="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano-01" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSZdJUApbGNO0XnWMiXxwZnLtbQKdq9zpiS3XkAo-q_XQd8AOQlAAF3oePUmNKFyz9vfJvP3EDYZcNITSTKMV5uZ6nUHB66u7rxZoTYVevMkLWzvDEruvX1s7yJIOSy_rUL1uswsyYhU/s1600/san+pietro+5.jpg" title="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano-01" /><span id="goog_1000025245"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Il San Pietro is an architectural masterpiece, sculpted into the cliffs overlooking the beautiful bay of Positano. The hotel was designed to be in complete harmony with the natural beauty of this very unique stretch of the Amalfi Coast, and combines the utmost in luxury with views so spectacular you can barely breathe.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4n-Wxu5oc91zVbSecoVYUGpiPLskM-xoUYxI-Fbi9ye_TCAmq0Hh_v5LMXQon6Z558yK8fJK1QD3DQtW1xE8E29Jck48U1oGeGb5-3NKvXfwaizZDYsb2a9l5RR6r4yzHbA6GxAEkLL4/s1600/IMG_0711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Corinna-B's-World-Glam-Italia-Tour-Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4n-Wxu5oc91zVbSecoVYUGpiPLskM-xoUYxI-Fbi9ye_TCAmq0Hh_v5LMXQon6Z558yK8fJK1QD3DQtW1xE8E29Jck48U1oGeGb5-3NKvXfwaizZDYsb2a9l5RR6r4yzHbA6GxAEkLL4/s1600/IMG_0711.JPG" title="Corinna-B's-World-Glam-Italia-Tour-Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There are only 62 rooms, each of which has it’s own private balcony with views so stunning you can barely breathe.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The San Pietro has its own private beach that you reach by an elevator cut into the rocks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAvBer_7JpQGWxzJVRSdoB8Yq2dj0nbSZTouduAs7APuAVKYeJ1bOICWUw80pgD1i6EJhr4SFVXRGpMswfuru4GeTEFiOX7RZvJ65Nh-ahZ5JeNqluTgvlCgQ_-YKv6CR6OChUomdQ4s/s1600/san+pietro+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano-05" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAvBer_7JpQGWxzJVRSdoB8Yq2dj0nbSZTouduAs7APuAVKYeJ1bOICWUw80pgD1i6EJhr4SFVXRGpMswfuru4GeTEFiOX7RZvJ65Nh-ahZ5JeNqluTgvlCgQ_-YKv6CR6OChUomdQ4s/s1600/san+pietro+2.jpg" title="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano-05" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Michelin Star restaurant grows it’s own vegetables in a private terraced garden, and the olive oil comes from The Hotel San Pietro’s own olive grove.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you are unable to stay at the hotel, a glass of wine on the beautiful Mediterranean terrace, with it’s breathtaking and world famous view of Positano is an absolute must. It is one of those multi-sensory experiences that will stay with you forever. </span><br /><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWds89W0V8wIyMfBJVmrEb0a3bcFKtGLSI0DCv-mNQTWa8YmF54uyktD9AmsBeQeSrKpsp8eNecGb0Onkgt6Upwb9Bdf-XjrXiB6h47TRJZDhViZM6SL0PrW462CIMWVfX14Guyn6TJKs/s1600/IMG_0726.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Corinna-B's-World-Glam-Italia-Tour-Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWds89W0V8wIyMfBJVmrEb0a3bcFKtGLSI0DCv-mNQTWa8YmF54uyktD9AmsBeQeSrKpsp8eNecGb0Onkgt6Upwb9Bdf-XjrXiB6h47TRJZDhViZM6SL0PrW462CIMWVfX14Guyn6TJKs/s1600/IMG_0726.JPG" title="Corinna-B's-World-Glam-Italia-Tour-Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVswG5xoP9ZzNQBZ91419CQYJ-0Ud6HeLev5uXkJUPxJedZZXtrPmW2BeWSFJKioBXjwEsvDb4CTIYLHnQUTBaq03ECUnjUe0_pQ7GynjwM1CfTM-VaNbRHJRf8TLmVMCpGJ3KxBo1FQ/s1600/Italy-Positano-Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-terrace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano-07" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVswG5xoP9ZzNQBZ91419CQYJ-0Ud6HeLev5uXkJUPxJedZZXtrPmW2BeWSFJKioBXjwEsvDb4CTIYLHnQUTBaq03ECUnjUe0_pQ7GynjwM1CfTM-VaNbRHJRf8TLmVMCpGJ3KxBo1FQ/s1600/Italy-Positano-Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-terrace.jpg" title="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano-07" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #545554; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.25pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is quite possibly the most romantic place on earth and most definitely the very closest you can get to heaven on earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQTKLRUIHzNsJe-Ugx-zQZSsEUGcBUMioTEedg4jI8gl5sLwkLa7HNagxek-ByhjcYEAtCwkZEmBpWD2gZ8FRvNxCbcwmBk_HoUoqhfL_m_5oJ_UI8aUKXzi2rD5GZVQoGjsKVDunq7w/s1600/IMG_0713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQTKLRUIHzNsJe-Ugx-zQZSsEUGcBUMioTEedg4jI8gl5sLwkLa7HNagxek-ByhjcYEAtCwkZEmBpWD2gZ8FRvNxCbcwmBk_HoUoqhfL_m_5oJ_UI8aUKXzi2rD5GZVQoGjsKVDunq7w/s1600/IMG_0713.JPG" title="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every view is stunning</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfxPi-ep8SV4OJ93_y_4ckamhpSXuUsdo3UbLQ8ZUwI4Ib-5dAIO4O-M3zBC4DqwORjMkaoVtpWcXcxH6lYdUUdIWtSmYQmWPjpGe_nmbdW7tIafS9SMTCQEF9pqyBuzY-Q5CB0xj-xs/s1600/IMG_0722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfxPi-ep8SV4OJ93_y_4ckamhpSXuUsdo3UbLQ8ZUwI4Ib-5dAIO4O-M3zBC4DqwORjMkaoVtpWcXcxH6lYdUUdIWtSmYQmWPjpGe_nmbdW7tIafS9SMTCQEF9pqyBuzY-Q5CB0xj-xs/s1600/IMG_0722.JPG" title="Hotel-Il-San-Pietro-Di-Positano" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite place for a glass of wine at the end of the day. The terrace at the beautiful Hotel Il San Pietro, Positano.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 15pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Hotel Il San Pietro Di Positano

There is no place on earth quite like the glorious Il San Pietro Hotel in Positano. No place at all. The Il San Pietro is an architectural m...

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Lipari ~ The Glam Italia Tour

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"> Lipari, Aeolian Islands, Sicily.</i><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NJeC2sFhBHLZye-mdXggEgzP5dYGx25PXuEhfqqerJErb8HZAuZgcGnINj4mbeMd5tJ40nX89mRoVCJX7JZBaR3VaT9K5ZtQ11wJ5vUOyYZ08aq6uwqe6wJDumiJw72_K7OOwIS1Xco/s1600/IMG_0427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mezzanotte-In-Sicilia-Lipari" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NJeC2sFhBHLZye-mdXggEgzP5dYGx25PXuEhfqqerJErb8HZAuZgcGnINj4mbeMd5tJ40nX89mRoVCJX7JZBaR3VaT9K5ZtQ11wJ5vUOyYZ08aq6uwqe6wJDumiJw72_K7OOwIS1Xco/s1600/IMG_0427.JPG" title="Mezzanotte-In-Sicilia-Lipari" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Midnight in Sicily, on the beautiful island of Lipari</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xpSCzXL0xes/VAKkArL-ELI/AAAAAAAAVqo/UDa8P2BHtzg/s1600/piazzamarinacorta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mezzanotte-In-Sicilia-Lipari" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xpSCzXL0xes/VAKkArL-ELI/AAAAAAAAVqo/UDa8P2BHtzg/s1600/piazzamarinacorta.jpg" title="Mezzanotte-In-Sicilia-Lipari" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lipari at night.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">This year I lead a private tour of Italy.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We called it the Corinna B's World Glam Italia Tour.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It really was quite glamorous.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We spent a few days in the Aeolian Islands, with home base being the beautiful island of Lipari.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Bcgp4Te0BpF7XnwWrDv-UMojvrqMT7KTdeQQ7KeyzJPn_eQp1N8wliKWxF33O9AkSAh9voSNMQLcQ7-E5P_tWJ_USc371CZgBdqNEyrUnOXTONqcbyVobZc2hH56KCAjfY6EYYiUBlw/s1600/IMG_0645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Bcgp4Te0BpF7XnwWrDv-UMojvrqMT7KTdeQQ7KeyzJPn_eQp1N8wliKWxF33O9AkSAh9voSNMQLcQ7-E5P_tWJ_USc371CZgBdqNEyrUnOXTONqcbyVobZc2hH56KCAjfY6EYYiUBlw/s1600/IMG_0645.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lipari town, Lipari</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvrkLywLrizqc7UsRu8ujG6jIZn6YggnnhqFZ8pEpXXEfNOmmvWdauBs5vwmUEe4dnIOsgffvWyRLWrQ5hyWmWGsb1zmd5xG32VMchJZfn3A1V9Bpo1HM0REX9ZFMEc7HHjgC-wRy6rc/s1600/IMG_0657.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lipari town, Lipari</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYsTfi0eqAvRPb_oxxhn0FFqi57tRRz0F7WFZlNW_Zryqc5tw8sQTOq6j03uE9u2XUzFJLfxQjOnYuUl9O5FlopaOYSHsbHNZ8GTOGL0GKPP0g3Hb5az62uQ3Ct1SLsrw5iVqqKVo4mM/s1600/IMG_0660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYsTfi0eqAvRPb_oxxhn0FFqi57tRRz0F7WFZlNW_Zryqc5tw8sQTOq6j03uE9u2XUzFJLfxQjOnYuUl9O5FlopaOYSHsbHNZ8GTOGL0GKPP0g3Hb5az62uQ3Ct1SLsrw5iVqqKVo4mM/s1600/IMG_0660.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lipari town, Lipari</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">From Lipari we took boat trips to other islands in this breathtakingly beautiful volcanic chain.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLTY3rG7Cz3dmUgs9srcDkLGcW4fu7ZSjdO9xKyscC0nYB0Z57cMtiqnCtuXbpY4dXp-zMcxqCRppzFAjrCBkWGP2j-ecEj6h7bl0w3XL0mPG0lU4SnVfF-XaJnkfbV2KwMJG35o8EOY/s1600/IMG_0450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TlQV2H568XhU71lTzMWAH1Gw0T48l02y58y9jfbA112S2GhDHnhRFTDtv9D0Dt0Q5FBV2ZG7xauafzPByFg1u35Q66svRcqLX-dcYx4e46DW-eWyytZhqgkwGsYs_QWZsBKKh6zFeOo/s1600/IMG_0458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TlQV2H568XhU71lTzMWAH1Gw0T48l02y58y9jfbA112S2GhDHnhRFTDtv9D0Dt0Q5FBV2ZG7xauafzPByFg1u35Q66svRcqLX-dcYx4e46DW-eWyytZhqgkwGsYs_QWZsBKKh6zFeOo/s1600/IMG_0458.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat trip in the Aeolian Islands</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqTlTvzk4CZ93w7XyOyzFfwjAO6rxGsbK2mOSvj7IFwfyQ3_Q-L9FpHdckPjGkB4AKxgU8vmC6gOatcZJt6dQzwscO6Q65qt215aBL7eYivD8-OWp7VShGjOc9L6u_o7frwq9EN7Psrk/s1600/IMG_0637.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aquacalda, Lipari</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">One of the most magnificent things about the Aeolians is the lack of Hiltons. And Marriots. And any other major chain of hotels.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">There were no condo complexes blighting the horizon.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It was perfect.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLC-EYVDv-8N97m7zrPSokZI5UBV3wuvLAjg7N3uSZ8RVi71oknf4Jq3B0BVMpxA2c1JAa27baAHnMC2eDeSfRKLwX8Qeq4OI8dQ9VlEaUDk-KFuBZXh6SXbWcs1hdoGsZvpydHRnIHXw/s1600/IMG_0642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLC-EYVDv-8N97m7zrPSokZI5UBV3wuvLAjg7N3uSZ8RVi71oknf4Jq3B0BVMpxA2c1JAa27baAHnMC2eDeSfRKLwX8Qeq4OI8dQ9VlEaUDk-KFuBZXh6SXbWcs1hdoGsZvpydHRnIHXw/s1600/IMG_0642.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lido on the beach in Porticello</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4vq8iO4guRVsQ2YT0NJ4Ne4Abor6hNlQ0Bs4Lnxoi2k8PbKYlja1Ux7EUGLBp7jSm56buIXcwqOyB8vJ0_QE0UdZY1nLjuVmLiJlPJnDPzoP4fQKpq9Bgi-q2zwTZasbuvanx5M6smM/s1600/IMG_0643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4vq8iO4guRVsQ2YT0NJ4Ne4Abor6hNlQ0Bs4Lnxoi2k8PbKYlja1Ux7EUGLBp7jSm56buIXcwqOyB8vJ0_QE0UdZY1nLjuVmLiJlPJnDPzoP4fQKpq9Bgi-q2zwTZasbuvanx5M6smM/s1600/IMG_0643.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scooters at Canneto Beach, Lipari</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax1J-osSS7_dVAGcxnSNgcAU-A9iVNXpl3Z9hf5-7KJauKQQY0f6P64puwAgTJg-09z2qvAVqGQ602_uJKINW6M3FutTr5Q6D-BmlE7qo2LmKKf4wxrdh7zrOtelXDQW_PXtv56fw2Rc/s1600/IMG_0629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax1J-osSS7_dVAGcxnSNgcAU-A9iVNXpl3Z9hf5-7KJauKQQY0f6P64puwAgTJg-09z2qvAVqGQ602_uJKINW6M3FutTr5Q6D-BmlE7qo2LmKKf4wxrdh7zrOtelXDQW_PXtv56fw2Rc/s1600/IMG_0629.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">If you venture to Lipari, stay in <b>Canneto Beach</b>. It is only 5 minutes from the main harbor and Lipari town, but is quiet, lovely, and has a perfect view of the active volcano Stromboli across the water.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdycD2f_OlNAAEoIAznkfRUo1jIu2YA3vC0aetgjoA_lbb4hhyphenhyphen7NWQ78B7cJffwXa_SAi07THCs-Er7kp9g-xO-D4Bu7Up8kQ2nZqsFojK-Rr-AU1JCxxJ8-vPow-fObG_mmlUBFMxs6Y/s1600/IMG_0611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdycD2f_OlNAAEoIAznkfRUo1jIu2YA3vC0aetgjoA_lbb4hhyphenhyphen7NWQ78B7cJffwXa_SAi07THCs-Er7kp9g-xO-D4Bu7Up8kQ2nZqsFojK-Rr-AU1JCxxJ8-vPow-fObG_mmlUBFMxs6Y/s1600/IMG_0611.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue waters off Canneto beach in Lipari, with a view of Stromboli smoking in the distance</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T_M4iJwOcae81Ln8Zl6S1_vTBJAljwrOLORQx8qUn7wHShmqUNyGO1-s8695MEL52JpVfXBawG5tA70Qx3sgarItw1yAjQSPAsRodhJ5hkNXj-CLhQJ7E80_UXkrr4Eq1alwQESmlh4/s1600/IMG_0636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T_M4iJwOcae81Ln8Zl6S1_vTBJAljwrOLORQx8qUn7wHShmqUNyGO1-s8695MEL52JpVfXBawG5tA70Qx3sgarItw1yAjQSPAsRodhJ5hkNXj-CLhQJ7E80_UXkrr4Eq1alwQESmlh4/s1600/IMG_0636.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Aquacalda in Lipari you can see Salina, the island from Il Postino</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">There are fantastic places to eat in Canneto Beach, and you can walk to them all.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">(Just make sure you avoid La Papisca. They charge tourists a ridiculously inflated prices and are surly and mean. Everywhere else is fantastic). </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPH_xCxN91Fhal16x3d2GQgQgTNcJ7GLslZYLXQK3Ppb5LToTar4ni6ayt8b06dnsIkA5ipYI_0tglH4vRANqBVyv-Mr0HR7xQmf5dAP5dEnGozOreTgqIhIRs6Zrk4r7wOms1iYMcwY/s1600/IMG_0585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPH_xCxN91Fhal16x3d2GQgQgTNcJ7GLslZYLXQK3Ppb5LToTar4ni6ayt8b06dnsIkA5ipYI_0tglH4vRANqBVyv-Mr0HR7xQmf5dAP5dEnGozOreTgqIhIRs6Zrk4r7wOms1iYMcwY/s1600/IMG_0585.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canneto Beach at night</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z7iFvFC-9nqP0_Q3ddT6LfNx8IDSe3A1MwS4o9vIzcGCh6DPLX_MquoMr86yhIW26kQpRUGDda6RZdt28tCwIve36d7bTdwda2d-8_tYUCw7ZE0BSC_4dNJSi3QkMfgt5Qq-qpEU258/s1600/IMG_0583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z7iFvFC-9nqP0_Q3ddT6LfNx8IDSe3A1MwS4o9vIzcGCh6DPLX_MquoMr86yhIW26kQpRUGDda6RZdt28tCwIve36d7bTdwda2d-8_tYUCw7ZE0BSC_4dNJSi3QkMfgt5Qq-qpEU258/s1600/IMG_0583.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canneto Beach at night</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VA1BFgnrUhpUgZkBzgAxihY64i_dDHhiV4ZRjXpGM223Yaze3LQ3aXAEyZ8rAIZQ3ZbAcsRkTuuH_4Gx0roCYN_h3_zA-qC6dGSUnwz_fJdun3O-CXZ5LL1znV8L8IZXbc2DBZEfoos/s1600/IMG_0578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VA1BFgnrUhpUgZkBzgAxihY64i_dDHhiV4ZRjXpGM223Yaze3LQ3aXAEyZ8rAIZQ3ZbAcsRkTuuH_4Gx0roCYN_h3_zA-qC6dGSUnwz_fJdun3O-CXZ5LL1znV8L8IZXbc2DBZEfoos/s1600/IMG_0578.JPG" title="Lipari-Aeolian-Islands-Corinna-Bs-World-Glam-Italia-Tour" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canneto Beach at night</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We stayed at the beautiful <a href="http://www.lazagara.eu/homepage.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">Hotel La Zagara</span></i></a>. The service was amazing and very personable, and we loved everything about this hotel. I most definitely plan on staying there again next year.</span></div>

Lipari ~ The Glam Italia Tour

 Lipari, Aeolian Islands, Sicily. Midnight in Sicily, on the beautiful island of Lipari Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere...

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Sunday Morning In Ortygia, The Glam Italia Tour

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything"</i></span><br />~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Italian Journey (1786-1788)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not quite sure what Goethe was up to here.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Sicily and Italy were not unified until 1861.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And each stands alone, completely magnificent.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">But I love the quote.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Sicily is my obsession. Since the very first time I ever set foot on this magical island I have not gone one day without thinking about it. It is always on my mind.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Despite the incredibly long travel day to get here from Phoenix, it was the logical place to start the Glam Italia Tour. (as in start our beach time before our waistlines have a chance to register that we are eating pasta...) </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sunday morning in Ortygia</span></i></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ortygia is a little island connected to the city of Siracusa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The history here is astounding.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjP01iNHZxbiGb85AjS6lPGSerlGy2BCvLxx9cUyjVr-CmuRp12WZRdxVjTW6QOgMMuFM31tQMygMiPJajwj62rUoXhrkHQj-sxcC89kig9SFDRF6T6Hier9cjMNt1S2cpeUSwNuruCY/s1600/DSC02406+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Apollo's-Temple-Ortygia-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjP01iNHZxbiGb85AjS6lPGSerlGy2BCvLxx9cUyjVr-CmuRp12WZRdxVjTW6QOgMMuFM31tQMygMiPJajwj62rUoXhrkHQj-sxcC89kig9SFDRF6T6Hier9cjMNt1S2cpeUSwNuruCY/s1600/DSC02406+-+Copy.JPG" title="Apollo's-Temple-Ortygia-Sicily" /></a></div><br />The remains of Apollo's temple, built in 732 BC are surrounded by apartments built over the centuries. Some incredibly old, some rebuilt after WWII. Can you imagine looking out your bedroom window at this??<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaPaocsb8odKVKcaiGzFCxk0JLT45WwoLa-OjXYHjm7lj07a1m9bHEWgTHTiZBQQp4YAoJZS4arALqx22E98xhJDC9QzXL9dkqtlwsBn6kDoz6w5B_SGVDktA6urEMC-xAzFTIIQr9is/s1600/DSC02397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Apollo's-Temple-Ortygia-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaPaocsb8odKVKcaiGzFCxk0JLT45WwoLa-OjXYHjm7lj07a1m9bHEWgTHTiZBQQp4YAoJZS4arALqx22E98xhJDC9QzXL9dkqtlwsBn6kDoz6w5B_SGVDktA6urEMC-xAzFTIIQr9is/s1600/DSC02397.JPG" title="Apollo's-Temple-Ortygia-Sicily" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m89rlQzkZLIk_oNugpyhpXVGRs9_Hki4lXKwmu66CuSVY9exlMhUoajRgunEGs5UP1ZRNadaCGtFbW2hxuilX1rKeYwnZ3p4UftAvjmFtKLErc-zqruJF7ypreOlD11FGtVQ7cF0Eio/s1600/DSC02400+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Apollo's-Temple-Ortygia-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m89rlQzkZLIk_oNugpyhpXVGRs9_Hki4lXKwmu66CuSVY9exlMhUoajRgunEGs5UP1ZRNadaCGtFbW2hxuilX1rKeYwnZ3p4UftAvjmFtKLErc-zqruJF7ypreOlD11FGtVQ7cF0Eio/s1600/DSC02400+-+Copy.JPG" title="Apollo's-Temple-Ortygia-Sicily" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Waiting outside church on Ortygia, Sicily. I just loved her pants. I want a pair!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-agRCYdL1AbLFqaz3thqoEOuwELbcfRiUkSnyZD2p0xacJiwZhFprNuufwTh-MsWAqYlSOz0drWCDX0JklOSETOUFX2xb8x7FomJYVdBl81SWnrIXFuiZNBXURAivqZOvX5w8Ya3ypsA/s1600/DSC02404+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Church-Attire-Ortygia-Sicily" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-agRCYdL1AbLFqaz3thqoEOuwELbcfRiUkSnyZD2p0xacJiwZhFprNuufwTh-MsWAqYlSOz0drWCDX0JklOSETOUFX2xb8x7FomJYVdBl81SWnrIXFuiZNBXURAivqZOvX5w8Ya3ypsA/s1600/DSC02404+-+Copy.JPG" title="Church-Attire-Ortygia-Sicily" /></a></div><br />Walking through the streets of Ortygia<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2l9nlWze1ueg52D83hO4-4oQneKH1_l3xFv-R6ejYg0r-egkYyWt_XyDLCKHhgYHLh_9iFVED6dLQWQn1L_smHIs_tDLeBAD0GB17V9hzNRuwezVtbzpf_A4yVXcFgJ8yNLfOF-FrWY/s1600/DSC02442+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOynHvOmCHpUpC5fn8E16jHUyCQvUt4TQUvwatkyLvUKF5evMEVptlISeG9WiBhekMqK6Vq7HPxbYUUdMhxy6ltwMXtkj-avhJ9bAgXGyShXDORUzxH3sst214Q6TANePvzm7qxbU3vs/s1600/DSC02430+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sunbathing-In-Ortygia" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOynHvOmCHpUpC5fn8E16jHUyCQvUt4TQUvwatkyLvUKF5evMEVptlISeG9WiBhekMqK6Vq7HPxbYUUdMhxy6ltwMXtkj-avhJ9bAgXGyShXDORUzxH3sst214Q6TANePvzm7qxbU3vs/s1600/DSC02430+-+Copy.JPG" title="Sunbathing-In-Ortygia" /></a></div><br /><br />This little boy sat on the steps of the Duomo in the spectacular Piazza Del Duomo, in the searingly bright sunshine, playing the sounds of the soul of Sicily.<br />The Duomo is a must see. The original Siculi built a temple to the deities here, the in the 5th century BC The Greeks built a temple around it, and since then in has been added to over the centuries. The current facade is Baroque, but as you walk through you see thousands of years of history<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sRfE0_YMVMYJiaK97WJq05k86_HSG8IZVp4NLJQmrJvHXa3YLve3dD1Fo6gsJgidj19cmtzMNCrxIqOUNisfnLIvLaChpcVyk0OSuaslWS72xCM7Tvd1PxR2u_S4BXmkW8kyh9ZjI1Q/s1600/DSC02458+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Boy-On-Duomo-Steps-Duomo-Ortygia" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sRfE0_YMVMYJiaK97WJq05k86_HSG8IZVp4NLJQmrJvHXa3YLve3dD1Fo6gsJgidj19cmtzMNCrxIqOUNisfnLIvLaChpcVyk0OSuaslWS72xCM7Tvd1PxR2u_S4BXmkW8kyh9ZjI1Q/s1600/DSC02458+-+Copy.JPG" title="Boy-On-Duomo-Steps-Duomo-Ortygia" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>These columns were built in the 5th century BC. Running your fingers over their crenellations you feel 2500 years of history beneath your skin.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKMuM58aNZAXND2zdpsFgRYRG8_GNk_esWSwc7n1xhL8eSvKINhwHJUP5Hy0DuZqdfBnrqlZQZbov3ci2Sd7xeGxY6kAu4wNS_hrBIB2P89A6twxzxMDxSKoWuIKH2QFLmfg7_6ipTm4/s1600/DSC02462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="5th-Century-BC-Columns-Inside-Duomo-Ortygia" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKMuM58aNZAXND2zdpsFgRYRG8_GNk_esWSwc7n1xhL8eSvKINhwHJUP5Hy0DuZqdfBnrqlZQZbov3ci2Sd7xeGxY6kAu4wNS_hrBIB2P89A6twxzxMDxSKoWuIKH2QFLmfg7_6ipTm4/s1600/DSC02462.JPG" title="5th-Century-BC-Columns-Inside-Duomo-Ortygia" /></a></div><br /></div>

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