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Category: Europe

Lecce cathedral

Lovely Lecce: Puglia’s baroque beauty

6 February 2022 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

After a couple of days in sparkling white Ostuni, our Puglian road trip saw us heading further down the heel[…]

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Beautiful Ostuni: Puglia’s sparking white city

6 November 2021 Pat Hindley Europe, Featured post, Italy

Puglia might only be the heel at the bottom of Italy’s boot, but it’s an area that delivers a big[…]

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Alcudia

Alcúdia: Mallorca’s picture perfect old town and port

19 September 2021 Pat Hindley Europe, Spain

After seeing the sights in Mallorca’s capital Palma, a few days of rest and relaxation were next on the list[…]

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Palma Cathedral

Palma: the perfect addition to any travel list

8 August 2021 Pat Hindley Europe, Spain

Mallorca wasn’t on my travel list until it went on the 2021 green list. But having been starved of overseas[…]

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Montpellier tram

Montpellier: a medieval city with a modern twist

16 April 2021 Pat Hindley Europe, France

My reason for visiting the Languedoc region of France was to take a pilgrimage to the tiny appellation that produces[…]

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Valencia revisited and just as fabulous

16 May 2020 Pat Hindley Europe, Short breaks, Spain

I always thought I’d go back to Valencia some day, but didn’t expect a storm to turn that thought into[…]

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Picpoul

A pilgrimage to the home of Picpoul de Pinet

25 January 2020 Pat Hindley Europe, Favourites, France

It’s been a fair few years since I discovered Picpoul de Pinet, so when planning a wine tasting trip to[…]

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Mosaic

Ravenna’s magical mosaics

14 December 2019 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

Ravenna is one of those places that you can’t believe isn’t more famous. True it’s one of many art towns[…]

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