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 […]
Category Archives: Southern Italy
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, […]
Statte – Climbing on Italy’s Instep
Our exploration of the foot of Italy has moved from the ankle to the instep. Statte is a small town, just inland from the sprawling industrial port of Taranto. Non-descript […]
Ciao e Benvenuti in Italia – First stop Puglia
Rockaroundtheworld is branching out from the usual Spanish and Greek winter haunts to spend the early part of 2025 in Italy, so Benvenuti! Why not buckle up and join us! […]
Camping in a Volcano and a visit to the Vatican
We’ve camped in some odd and spectacular places, but the campsite in Naples was certainly one of the more unusual. It’s in the crater of a Volcano. … … complete […]
Sperlonga – a day out by the seaside
South of Rome, the next climbing of note is by the seaside town of Sperlonga. The coast is sprinkled with grey and orange crags above the busy coastal road, but […]
Roaming through Rome
The dreary weather has returned after a few stonking days, so another dose of culture is on the cards. To be honest, we’d have dropped in to take a shufty […]
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