After a few Days in my Beloved Paris (Where I will begin and end my Oddysy) I am taking a Sleeper Train to Italy. One changes trains in Nice and then it is full Steam ahead for Bella Italia!! My destination is Ancona where I will take the Ferry to Patras in Greece. I do not know Italy well so when I read about the Medieval Village of Gradara which is only 5 Kilometers Inland from the nearest Station on my train route I decided to make a detour!!
I Adore Ambiance Gradara Appears
to have it in Spades!!
Gradara appears to rate very highly in the Travel Guides, it is described as being one of Italy's finest Medieval Villages. I will stay for 4 Nights, and hope to partake of some delicious Italian Cuisine.I have always favoured French Cooking although I am aware that there is a large body of opinion which claims the finest Cuisine comes from Italy, I am quite prepared to be persuaded either way!! I intend to hire a Bicycle, which will serve the dual purpose of enabling me to explore the surrounding Countryside as well as assisting in the battle to shed the calories which I fully intend to consume!!
Wishing to establish the best way to get to Gradara from the Railway Station a mere 5 Kilometers distant. I emailed the Online Site where I had made my reservations and requested this information. The delightfully Zany reply which was sent from the Bed and Breakfast I had booked referred to me as "Lord Ittin" it came with the Italian version which had also been sent I had been promoted from Signore Ittin in the Italian text to Lord Ittin! I am thrilled by this unexpected Ennoblement, I always suspected I was destined for greatness!!
While Gradara is easy to get to it appears that it is not prominent on the trails blazed by European and American Tourists. All but a couple of the Guest Reviews for my B&B were posted by Italians.If as I suspect Gradara is not a destination much frequented by non Italians this makes it all the more interesting from my perspective!
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