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A trip to Täby

Posted on July 11, 2014 by mycerchiara

This morning we left from our home in Lecce to reach Sweden. We have arranged a home exchange with a Swedish family who live in Täby outside Stockholm. The Swedish friends reach Cerchiara di Calabria and we will spend two … Continue reading →

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A sea bath in Trebisacce

Posted on July 5, 2014 by mycerchiara

Trebisacce is a seaside resort on the Calabria Ionian coast. It has a very clean sea and was awarded with the blue flag for the quality of the sea water. The beach is almost wild, but you can find some … Continue reading →

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Room with a view

Posted on July 2, 2014 by mycerchiara

These are the new windows of our house in Cerchiara: the view is even more beautiful and charming.

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A day in Gallipoli.

Posted on June 17, 2014 by mycerchiara

We were finally able to spend some time at the sea. We had been in Gallipoli and the magnificent colors of the Ionian Sea have enveloped us. A first swim in the sea and Francesca was able to show off … Continue reading →

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A weekend in Cerchiara

Posted on May 29, 2014 by mycerchiara

Recently we spent few days of vacation in Cerchiara. The scenery is magnificent in this period: the colors of spring, which goes towards the summer, are beautiful. The yellow of the broom predominates everywhere. And we could not resist the … Continue reading →

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Papasidero

Posted on July 7, 2012 by mycerchiara

The Romito Cave: It preserves the ancient and beautiful graffiti of the Primal Ox  which shows the presence of man in this area already 20,000 years ago. RAFTING IN THE NATIONAL  POLLINO PARK: It ‘a stream unique for its picturesque beauty, the … Continue reading →

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Matera

Posted on July 7, 2012 by mycerchiara

The town is known worldwide for its “Sassi”, recognized in 1993 by UNESCO as World Heritage. They are original and ancient clusters of houses carved into the limestone, near a deep gorge, the Gravina. The Sasso Barisano, turned north-west edge of the cliff, if we take … Continue reading →

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Plataci

Posted on July 7, 2012 by mycerchiara

The inhabitants are ethnic arbëreshë, and still preserve the ancient language, customs and traditional greek-Byzantine rite. The houses and the streets are decorated with traditional Albanian frescoes. The road that leads from Cherchiara to Plataci is very beautiful.

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Roseto Capo Spulico

Posted on July 7, 2012 by mycerchiara

Tourist center, with a castle overlooking the sea. In Roseto roses were cultivated , whose petals were used to fill mattresses on which the Sybarites slept. It is currently the main tourist resort on the Ionian Cosenza area . The stony-gravelly beach has mainly free … Continue reading →

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Civita

Posted on July 7, 2012 by mycerchiara

The village people are among the historical Albanian communities in Italy. Civita is called the Devil’s Bridge village; its  landscapes are defined among the finest in Calabria. In Civita, old Albanian  is still spoken fluently , because the inhabitants belong to … Continue reading →

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