Get used to being amazed. Sicily, the beautiful.

Sailing with a boat on the crystal clear waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea,a few kilometers from the Sicilian coast, an island appears before us…or maybe two? The Greeks called it Didyme (from dìdymos, twin) for its morphology characterized by the presence of two volcanic reliefs separated by a plateau. I’m talking about the Island of […]
The rest of the olive tree

Winter is a period of rest for everyone,even for plants. In winter plants reduce their physiological functions to a minimum: they slow down and wait patiently for the cold period to end in order to be reborn in spring. Even the olive tree, one of the most widespread crops in the Tuscan countryside, experiences this “vegetative […]
A guest’s trip to Umbria: olive groves, black celery and our leader couldn’t make a simple candle!

My name is Giovanna. As in Italy we are going into lockdown again, I was lucky enough to be able to travel with Walk About Italy team about 15 days ago to Umbria for a 3 day walking adventure. Umbria is famous for being a wooded region. With my great surprise I discovered open, sunny […]
Playing the Flute for Guests

From time to time I love to stop in a church along the path and play some music. Music is such an important part of my life. I’ve been playing the flute since I was 22. The flute was not my first instrument. I started to play guitar when I was 15. Soon I joined […]