Bourgogne Bonus
As the clock ticked down towards the end of our time away, it was looking like we might be beating an early retreat across the Channel. Thoughts of a side […]
Monthly Archives: March 2025
Tuscany
The final stop on our Italian Job was Tuscany. Whilst we’d been bathing in largely unbroken sunshine in Sicily and southern Italy (ironically, as had much of Britain!) the north […]
Le Marche
The Le Marche region sits north of Abruzzo, with Ancona as its capital and best known city. The guidebook features over 60 crags, but we were only able to climb […]
Abruzzo – Apennine Arrampicata
Central Italy is a bit like northern Scotland (and no, I’m not talking about food, weather or personality traits!) It’s only a couple of hours from West to East and […]
Campania Climbing and a Stunning Sea Cliff
After our serendipitous Calabrian encounter we headed north into Campania, the region that contains Naples, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast as some of its more renowned landmarks. For those who […]
Calabria Climbing and Serendipity
Heading north from Sicily, in the vague direction of Salerno (the next region with any significant climbing) we needed a stopover to break the journey. Helen is a campsite-finding genius, […]
Syracuse and Ragusa
Sicily is a pretty big island (it’s bigger than Wales and about 200x bigger than Kalymnos) so it’s not surprising that there’s a tonne of climbing! Whilst much of the […]
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