Agrigento: Wed Sept 14 – Thurs Sept 15 Accommodation link. It was about a 2 hour drive to Agrigento and so we decided to get on the road early. The trip down was ok except for some roadworks sending us off on a wrong detour. This resulted in us hitting some local traffic; a flock… More

Palermo: Sat Sept 10 – Wed Sept 14 Accommodation link. Tuesday 13th September. It was another glorious and sunny morning but there was no early walk today; we were both a bit too tired. Our initial plan was to visit Cefalu, a seafront town about a one hour drive east further along the coast, but… More

Palermo: Sat Sept 10 – Wed Sept 14 Accommodation link. Monday 12th September. It was another glorious morning but, instead of walking back along the seafront for our morning walk, we decided to head back into the heart of the old town to revisit the sights we seen on our walking tour in the hope they… More

Palermo: Sat Sept 10 – Wed Sept 14 Accommodation link. Sunday 11th September. The weather on our trip has, with the exception of one Lecce morning, been nothing but consistent: sunshine, clear blue skies and very hot. Our first morning in Palermo was no different.   Our apartment was located in Palermo old town and… More

Palermo: Sat Sept 10 – Wed Sept 14 Accommodation link. Saturday 10th September. The cycle tour finished up this morning and we were dropped back at Bari train station to make our way to the airport for our flight to Palermo. The view as you fly into Palermo is rather spectacular; there was a narrow… More

Lecce: Fri Sept 9 – Sat Sept 10. It was a cloudy start to our last day in Otranto and, even at 6 am, there was a warm wind blowing and my phone’s weather app showed a ‘feel like’ temperature of 32 degrees. I found out later that that the wind pattern is known as… More

Otranto: Wed Sept 7 – Fri Sept 9 Thursday 8th September It was a joy to rise early this morning and get out to walk Otranto old town without all the tourists. It’s really the best time of day to take in the beauty and grandeur of this fortified city, to see the full scale… More

Otranto: Wed Sept 7 – Fri Sept 9 Wednesday 7th September: Visit to Gallipoli There was no early walk today as I was concerned about making too much noise trying to get out of this large historic hotel building. So it was a relatively peaceful morning as we prepared for the next move, back over… More

Nardo: Tue Sept 6 – Wed Sept 7 It was a foggy morning for my last 6am walk around Locorotondo so I was extra careful watching for traffic. I didn’t want to end up back in the thorns! Our next stop on the cycling tour was Nardo and this was around a 2 hour drive… More

Locorotondo: Sat Sept 3 – Tue Sept 6 Sunday 4th September: Day 3 of A’qto cycle tour: Cooking Class Day It was a beautiful morning that greeted us for our first morning in Locorotondo. I headed out at 6am for a walk and managed to get out the gate this time. The area around our accommodation… More