Susan & Vince's Travel Blog 2025

Buongiorno! Today’s posting contains more about our stay at the Masseria Montenapoleone.  Yesterday’s post had a lot of pics outside - today we’re going to tell you and show you more about the inside. First of all, here are a few pics of the breakfast room                                            Cow’s head and Boar’s head - symbolic of the animals on the farm                                                                                Le dolce…                                            ...

 Buongiorno a tutti! It has been several days since we last posted.  That’s because we have been fully occupied with the busiest week of our tour organized by Savour Italy.  We’ve been using our rental car to visit a large part of urban and rural Puglia! Based on excellent recommendations from friends and Antonio, we left Bari on Friday, Feb. 16 to drive along the eastern coastline north of the city.  Top among the suggestions was the village of Trani.  Its earliest beginnings were during the Roman Empire but the real start to the town began during the 11th and 13th centuries. Our handy-dandy GPS took us right down to the seafront, where we started our walking visit in this beautiful park.           The park ended at a marina that was full of blue fishing boats just bobbing in their moorings It was such a warm, sunny day, we decided that we just had to sit down and admire the view.  And of course, there’s no sitting in Italy wi...

 Buongiorno a tutti! Today (Feb. 15) was another unforgettable day in Italy. In planning our trip with Antonio from Savour Italy Tour Company, we were tempted by his suggestion to include a luncheon at the restaurant of Pietro Zito, a world famous chef. Antonio explained that it would be a once-in-a-lifetime food experience, and he was absolutely right.  Here's an excerpt from his suggestions to us: Be prepared for a tremendous "fresh" experience as he does everything from whatever is available that day/month from his vegetable garden. The tasting menu has a LOT of courses (samples), but they are filling, so please pace yourself with that lovely bread and olive oil on the tables...! Words to the wise!!!!!   Just look at these pics - they are everything that was served.... Inside the ristorante (here before the crowds!)                                       ...