Tag Archives: Lecce

Italy Travel Photos – Random Street Scenes

I love taking random photographs of people in the street. I found these taxi drivers waiting for their next fare at the Verona train station. Here is a typical scene in front of a newspaper shop or tabacchi. You can … Continue reading

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Small Trucks in Italy (Otherwise known as “APES”)

I finally found out the name of those small three-wheeled trucks so often used in Italy. It is called an “ape,” and pronounced “ah-peh.” I only learned of this through reading a wonderful book about Italy called Stolen Figs by … Continue reading

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Fruits and Vegetables in Italy

I love the sidewalk fruit and vegetable carts so prevalent in Italy and it doesn’t matter if I am in a small village or in a bigger town. Everything is fresh and the people are so happy to sell their … Continue reading

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A Day in Lecce

Friday June 10 Lecce is in southern Puglia and is known as the Florence of the south, mainly because of its many old churches, palaces and monuments that have the elaborate Baroque style of architecture. Only an hour from Ostuni … Continue reading

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