Istrian dreams, Croatia After nearly two months of cycling around Europe, we had become campsite experts. Natura Camp Karli stands out as a calm oasis on the Istria peninsula in Croatia. We loved setting up our tent in an olive garden where we were welcomed with a gift of handmade products. The facilities were simple… Read More »
Extraordinarily exotic ‘masserie’ adorning Italy’s heels; Historic rural estates that combine Arab, Greek and Spanish influences into a distinctive vernacular architecture. Dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, these hacienda-like farms, traditionally painted dazzling white, feature baronial mansions adorned with vaulted stone halls and porticoes, private chapels, farm buildings and sometimes cone-roofed ‘trulli’ opening… Read More »