Italy Fuel Prices

22 July 2008. Updated diesel and petrol prices added for UK, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Italy and the Republic of San Marino.

Italian Gravinese proverbs

21 May 2008. "Il bicchiere della staffa" = the class of the stirrup. But what does it mean?

Petrol and diesel price comparison in Italy and San Marino

20 May 2008. Some more information added about Serravalle, San Marino and the ease by which you can get cheaper fuel.

San Ginesio (MC) and Sibillini mountains, Le Marche

7 May 2008. Evocative picture of the countryside showing San Ginesio and the Sibillini mountains.

Italian Gravinese proverbs

7 May 2008. Some wonderful and colourful expressions and proverbs in the Gravinese dialect.

Italian road signs; take the test and check your knowledge

2 February 2008. Going to drive in Italy? Think you know a bit of Italian? Nervous about finding your way around? This fun self-test gives you a chance to see and learn about road signs and their meanings.

Italian sayings

10 January 2008. A new dialectic saying from Puglia.

Essential information for Le Marche, including SASP bus timetables [horario] for Macerata-Ancona-Comunanza

10 January 2008. New pullman timetables uploaded and available in pdf format.

Typical Italian mountain road

20 December 2007. Typical alpine pass in the Valle D'Aosta, not far from the little St. Bernard Pass.

Typical Italian roundabout at Macerata's Sferisterio

20 December 2007. Remember that lane discipline is often interpreted with amazing flexibility, as this picture shows!

Italian rail station at San Giovanni, Perugia

20 December 2007. Which train will I take - the graffiti-strewn train on the laft or the TrenItalian on platform 1?

The view from the train: Valle d'Aosta

20 December 2007. This is the stunning Vale of Aosta in north-western Italy. Aosta is easily reachable from Torino (Turin).

Modena station with a Cisalpino train

20 December 2007. Italy's rail system boasts some beautifully-designed trains, including the Cisalpino units.

Italian hotel

20 December 2007. A typical Italian piazza (square) in Le Marche, showing the church and hotel/bar.

Fossombrone, Le Marche

20 December 2007. This picture of the town in northern Le Marche shows that there is much undiscovered and unexplored countrysde in this region.

House for sale in Le Marche

20 December 2007. Detail of a "house for sale" sign - the house has since been sold.

Trento, Trentino, northern Italy

20 December 2007. Rooftop view of this impressive northern city, nestling in the Dolomite mountains and the River Aldige.

Roman bridge at Ascoli Piceno, Le Marche

2 November 2007. There are several Roman remains in this important provincial city in Italy.

Church of San Francesco [St. Francis], Assisi, Umbria

2 November 2007. The famous resting place of the monk, now saint.