Vieste, Puglia

We had a week between Rome and Positano

and we stumbled across what was to become our favourite

part of Italy.

Vieste is in Puglia on the Gargano Coast line.

This was the view from our hotel room & balcony

 Look at these incredible stone buildings

Some of the streets are pedestrian only

This is the biggest 'vehicle' you'll see in the old town

 I became slightly obsessed with Green and Blue Shutters

You know how much I love Stone work.

I was in Stone work heaven!

I decided that my next house is going to be made entirely of Stone

(with some green shutters)

I'm loving Ivy too!

A. is not convinced... he worries that it will take over...

 ...so I found a compromise. 

I thought that these umbrellas were the bees knees.

The Ivy grows through the ropes and becomes an Ivy Umbrella.

This restaurant was gorgeous.

It had teapots, cups and plates all over the walls and ceiling

 Speaking of Restaurants,

this was our favourite

 This restaurant was next door. It had the most amazing Chandelier

The food in this region is sensational.
The scampi, Lobster and the Mandarine Gelato were standouts.

During the day we swam & wandered through the alleys

and embraced the siesta.

We met a lot of interesting locals and made new friends

Our hotel was in a great location.
The only problem with it was that the Pool Life Guard was a Pool Nazi
.... Shower first, Wear a cap, no diving or jumping, 
no swimming during siesta or after 6pm and absolutely no swimming 
within 2 hours of eating (this rule is enforced by parents throughout Italy!)


I pointed out to our friend Mauro that it wasn't a co-incidence
that Siesta went for 2 hours after lunch. Those Italian Parents are smart!


We rebelled and went swimming without caps at night time.
We even swam after meals.  We felt so naughty!

If you visit this part of Italy make sure you know at least basic Italian,
not many people here speak English 
(we are drawn to the places Italians like to holiday)


J
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