#awalkwithMarco
A grazing flock of sheep, dotted among the stones overhanging the sea. Looking after then is Lucia: a young girl wearing old-fashioned clothes – her ankle-length skirt reveals her bare feet. All around is silence and stillness. It is 1914,...
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In the shade of a large pine tree, as crickets chirp in the background, a procession of marble sarcophagi restores a sense of peace. Just one, the largest one, is carved from a huge slab of natural, rough, grey granite....
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On an uninhabited islet in the middle of the Tyrrhenian Sea, stands a solitary, circular building. It looks like a ready-made film set. But in reality, it is a prison. Abandoned for countless years, it serves as a (somewhat crumbling)...
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When the idea first came to me to tell you all about the Italian islands I have visited throughout my (now rather long) life, I would never have guessed there would be so many to talk about! I’ve obviously been around...
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It was July 2020 and, especially for #awalkwithMarco, I was embarking on my first real trip after the lockdown that spring. Choosing the Tremiti Islands was a brilliant idea: not too crowded, blossoming with nature, a relaxed atmosphere and an...
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