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Tocco – Day 4
Tuesday 2nd June 2026 Italian Republic Day and David Macciocca’s 80th birthday Big celebrations today. The whole country is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the republic a
Tocco – Day 3
Monday 1st June 2026 Today we explored Tocco in the morning. We drove up to the Convent, Convento di Santa Maria del Paradiso is a Franciscan monastery and dates back to the 15th c
Tocco – Day 2
Sunday 31st May 2026 We drove north to the winery Torre Raone. We joined the annual wine festival for the region where the cellar doors are open for the long weekend. Visitors bu
Tocco Day 1
Saturday 30th May 2026 Our first full day in Tocco. After a great meal at a local restaurant last night, it was time to explore the region. First stop was San Vito Chietino to chec
Rome – Sulmona – Tocco
Friday 29th May 2026 Our accommodation house, Domus Maggiore is located on the secondo piano or second floor of a building that is well over a century old. The complex has been res
Rome – Day 2
Thursday 28th May 2026 Italian Adventure Day 2 Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore and surrounds. We spent a large part of our day exploring the Colosseum (see separate post) however we
Rome – The Colosseum
Thursday 28th May 2026 Italian Adventure Day 2 at the Colosseum The Colosseum is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world. Construction commenced 72 years after the birth o
Rome Day 1
Wednesday 27th May 2026 Italian Adventure Day 1 Whilst it only took us 30 minutes to step off the plane, go through security, collect of bags and pass through customs it did take a
Brisbane – Singapore – Rome
Tuesday 26th May – Day 1 Our Italian adventure starts today. It was pouring rain on our departure from Buderim but fined up eventually as we approached the Brisbane airport