134. Pompeii and Herculaneum
When we sailed the Bay of Naples, we also visited Pompeii and Herculaneum. Two cities of the ancient Roman Empire that got destroyed by the eruption of volcano Vesuvius. I’ve written sailing in the Bay of Naples and now we like to write an extra blog on our visits of Pompeii and Herculaneum, because it […]
133. Bay of Naples
Sailing further south on the coast of Italy, we came to the bay of Naples, which is a great place to be. The volcanic landscape made it a spectacular site with mountains and villages build against those mountainsides. And also a lot of excavations of the ancient Roman Empire can be found here, next to […]
132. The coast of Lazio
Sailing further south along the coastline of the regio Lazio, where Rome is het most important city, we have sailed this trajectory since the harbor we stayed in on the river Tiber near Rome: During wintertime in Italy, some harbors are closed and the Westcoast of Italy has not much sheltered bays, also because the […]
131. Rome
We made the crossing with our catamaran from the island of Sardinia to Rome! Back to the mainland of Italy. ‘Huh? Rome isn’t by the sea, is it?’, I hear you thinking. That’s right, but the river Tiber (in Italian: Tevere) that flows into the Mediterranean Sea, is the opening that will bring you far […]
130. Sardinia
We sailed from the south tip of Corsica to the north coast of Sardinia. A complete different island we found out in the following weeks, but yet so close to each other. We could see the island of Sardinia during the time we were with our catamaran sailing along the coast of Bonifacio in the […]
129. Corsica – Sud
Because Corsica is such a varied island with so much to see, we decided to write 2 blogs: 1 about the north part of Corsica and now 1 of the south part. We sailed along the red cliffs for the last time in this part of Corsica, before we would explore the south side of […]
128. Corsica – Nord
After having visited the surprising island of Elba, we prepared for the crossing to Corsica. The famous French island, known for it’s rough features. Corsica is actually the largest island in France and the fourth largest in the Mediterranean after Sicily, Sardinia and Cyprus. We prepared together with our friend Yvonne this 6 hour sail, […]
127. Elba
Yes! The island of Elba has been on a my bucket list to see during our sailing trip: Why? There is something mysterious about it: the exile of Napoleon. And I don’t know that the island looks like 😉. I know that once I am on new ground. I start digging in the past, future, […]
126. Pisa
After visiting the beautiful Portofino and Cinque Terre, we continued our sailjourney along the Ligurian Coast. La Spezia First we sailed into the bay of La Spezia, it is a beautiful sheltered area. And I always check the Navily app to read about good anchoring areas or moorings or harbors. I read about a special […]
125. Portofino & Cinque Terre
After visiting Genua, one of the oldest cities in Europe, we picked up sailing again along the coast of Italy. We are still sailing the Northern part of Italy, which is called The Italian Riviera, which is synonymous with Italy’s Liguria region, the Mediterranean coastline starting at San Remo, alle the way to the border […]