Cheese
Bitter lover
Hi all,
A few months ago, I asked here what I should see and do around Naples/Capri for the 50th of my Beloved who must not be obeyed. Thanks to all of you for your information, our trip was booked and paid for, but Covid-19 made us stay home.
Now I'd like to schedule the event for 2021. In the meantime, too many people told me how ****ed up Capri was nowadays, and that Naples was very interesting for the various fragrances of its rotting trash bags.
Looking at the map, I might change my plans and opt for a place more down south, in Puglia or Calabria. Mafia is there for sure, but I don't expect tourists to be too much affected by it, as long as they shut up and bring in foreign currency. What we like is Italianità, dirty markets where people shout around, simple but honest trattorias, dreadful table wine served by the Mamma, dusty roads in towns where there is not a lot to do apart from loving the place. My Beloved one has a particular affinity for sort-of-forgotten towns whose Glory has long gone, like Brighton or Blackpool in the UK, or Deauville/Trouville in France. If we find something like this in Italy we'll be delighted.
On Google maps, Lecce looks like a good starting point, with beaches and sights easily attainable by bus, provided they are not 'broken' or on strike. What do you think ?
As usual, thank you for your information !
A few months ago, I asked here what I should see and do around Naples/Capri for the 50th of my Beloved who must not be obeyed. Thanks to all of you for your information, our trip was booked and paid for, but Covid-19 made us stay home.
Now I'd like to schedule the event for 2021. In the meantime, too many people told me how ****ed up Capri was nowadays, and that Naples was very interesting for the various fragrances of its rotting trash bags.
Looking at the map, I might change my plans and opt for a place more down south, in Puglia or Calabria. Mafia is there for sure, but I don't expect tourists to be too much affected by it, as long as they shut up and bring in foreign currency. What we like is Italianità, dirty markets where people shout around, simple but honest trattorias, dreadful table wine served by the Mamma, dusty roads in towns where there is not a lot to do apart from loving the place. My Beloved one has a particular affinity for sort-of-forgotten towns whose Glory has long gone, like Brighton or Blackpool in the UK, or Deauville/Trouville in France. If we find something like this in Italy we'll be delighted.
On Google maps, Lecce looks like a good starting point, with beaches and sights easily attainable by bus, provided they are not 'broken' or on strike. What do you think ?
As usual, thank you for your information !