Tag Archives: Alberobello
Head for the Heel | Index
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
Head for the Heel | Idling on the Aqueduct
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
Head for the Heel | Yours Trulli, Alberobello
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
Eat Puglia | Trattoria Terra Madre, Alberobello
Terra Madre (Italian for Mother Earth) is a bio-organic farm-to-fork restaurant, one of a growing number of such eateries taking Italy’s culinary imagination by storm. It’s set in the traditional trulli village of Alberobello, with the restaurant itself made from four beautifully restored trulli cones. Continue reading