Marco Polo's Spirit

MY ART, FOOD AND HISTORY TRAVEL GUIDE TO MOLISE, ITALY When I lived in Rome, I thought many times of taking the train and going to Molise, to visit Campobasso and Isernia are the two main cities. It would have taken me about 4 hours, more or less because transport in Italy is not exactly the best things in Italy. However, I never did.  Now after so many years I have proposed it to Paolo as part of our summer tour 2021. I said to myself: why not? At the time, I saw Molise as a secret island, out of time and out of the world, and above all off the radar for most tourists, including Italians.  And then suddenly I wanted to dispel the famous motto: Molise does not exist! I don't know who launched "Il Molise non esiste", but I wanted stubbornly to disavow it in person. And so after our Basilicata coast to coast as they say, we headed straight to Campobasso. Before leaving I had also read a nice article on Vanity Fair which explained to me how in the last two years, especially

Lake Braies is a lake in northern Italy, in the Trentino Alto Adige region and UNESCO has named it as a World Heritage Site: the "Pearl of the Dolomites". Every year, especially in summer, many tourists come to admire the clear water and the wonderful mountain landscape. Come with me, I will hike you there! Lake Braies is the most stunning lake in the Italian Dolomites in the Nature Park of Fanes-Senes-Braies . I wanted to spend my birthday in a special way and what's more special than spending a day on a wonderful Italian lake? Paolo and I hiked around the lake; it is simple and suitable for everyone (not wheelchairs though) and you can explore a natural spot that seems to have been taken out of a fairy tale! The place was actually quite packed with families and groups, also because it has become the set of the Italian TV series, " A un passo dal cielo " (Just a step away from heaven). What stays with you is the point of green of the lake water and the greenery