Category Archives: Head for the Heel

Head for the Heel | Index

Posted on 2019-01-20 by Judith Schrut

Here’s an index to all the posts in Judith Schrut’s Head for the Heel miniseries. Ciao ragazzi! Hope you had fun trippin’ down the heel of Italy’s beauteous boot with me. Here’s a list with links to all the posts … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Head for the Heel, Italy | Tagged Alberobello, Appian Way, Food, Italy, Itrian Way, Judith Schrut, Lecce, Matera, Monopoli, Noci, Polignano a Mare, puglia, Salento | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | Antonella’s Pasticciotto Leccese

Posted on 2019-01-19 by Judith Schrut

Hey, it’s a tikichris exclusive! Judith Schrut tips you off on a scrumptious treat, just for our readers. If our Head for the Heel mini-series has whet your appetite for travel, food and drink of southern Italy, you’ll want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Head for the Heel, Italy, Recipes | Tagged aperitivo, Borgagne, cakes, dessert, Italy, Judith Schrut, Lecce, pasticciotto, recipe, Salento | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | Andiamo All’Adriatico! (to the Adriatic)

Posted on 2019-01-19 by Judith Schrut

Every great holiday must come to an end, and so too must Judith Schrut’s glorious gambol down the heel of Italy’s boot. We literally jumped with joy (see above) to hear that our last few days in Italy would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Head for the Heel, Italy, Travel | Tagged cycling, Italy, Judith Schrut, Lecce, Monopoli, Polignano a Mare, puglia, Puglia Cycle Tours, Salento, seafood | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | Idling on the Aqueduct

Posted on 2019-01-17 by Judith Schrut

Who am I to argue, with a route as beautiful as this, the Ciclovia dell’Acquedotto Pugliese– the Apulian Aqueduct Cycle Route? Thanks to Bicitalia and Puglian Regional Transport you can literally cycle or walk on water– it’s the first stretch of a 500 km cycling and hiking path being built over the ‘hidden river’ of one of the oldest and biggest aqueducts in Europe. Continue reading →

Posted in Head for the Heel | Tagged Alberobello, Cisternino, cycling, e-bike, Head for the Heel, Italy, Itria Valley, Judith Schrut, Locorotondo, Ostuni, puglia, road trip, walking wine, wine | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | A Night in Noci

Posted on 2019-01-15 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut enjoys an evening of gastronomic joy with Noci’s legend of the larder, Marino Notarticula. We kept hearing that Noci was yet another historic and hospitable Puglian town renowned for its gastronomy. But let’s be honest, we were going … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Head for the Heel, Italy, Puglia | Tagged italian food, Italy, Judith Schrut, Marino Notarnicola, panini, puglia, road trip | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | Yours Trulli, Alberobello

Posted on 2019-01-14 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut continues her adventures in southern Italy with a snuggly night in a traditional trullo cottage, a hearty breakfast and a dramatic visit to a cave. The trulli of Alberobello, Puglia: you’ve probably seen them loads of times … Continue reading →

Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, Head for the Heel, Italy, Puglia, Wine | Tagged Alberobello, Amastuola, Castellana, Drink, Food, Head for the Heel, Italy, Judith Schrut, Masseria Brancati, olive oil, puglia, trulli, wine | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | Cycling the Appian Way

Posted on 2019-01-12 by Judith Schrut

Judith Schrut continues her hiatus in Italy’s heel with an exhilarating cycle ride along ancient Roman roads, bike-friendly railway bridges and villages perched atop rocky ravines. Continue reading →

Posted in Head for the Heel, History, Italy, Puglia, road trip, Travel | Tagged Castellaneta, cycling, Dan Castellaneta, Italy, Judith Schrut, Laterza, majolica, museum, nature, Palagianello, puglia, roman, Rudolph Valentino | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel | Magical Matera

Posted on 2019-01-10 by Judith Schrut

Expect to hear lots about Matera this year, as it begins a prestigious reign as 2019 European Capital of Culture, the first place in southern Italy given that honour. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Head for the Heel, Italy, Puglia, Restaurants, road trip, Travel, Wine | Tagged Basilicata, cave houses, Food, Head for the Heel, Italy, Judith Schrut, Matera, restaurants, road trip, Travel, wine | Leave a comment

Head for the Heel

Posted on 2019-01-07 by Judith Schrut

The heel of Italy’s beauteous boot might be summed up in three words: past, present and Primitivo. Just add pasta, panini and pasticciotto and you’ve pretty much got the main ingredients of this wonderful place. Continue reading →