Samuele Scodeggio, Author at Family Travel

Podere Le colonne: Wonderful wine tasting & lunch in San Gimignano

As you can imagine there are several wine tasting experiences in Tuscany and it is difficult to pick the perfect one. We were looking for a relax experience, including wine and lunch, in an Agriturismo outside... Keep reading...

Cortile Pepe: Good for Cefalù standards

The restaurant Cortile Pepe offers overall a good experience thanks to the staff that is really great. The food is good and enjoyable but in my opinion still isn't achieving a Michelin Star level. Cefalù ... Keep reading...

La Galleria: Better than average restaurant in Cefalù, nice decor!

As food critic I’ve been asked to visit the restaurant LA GALLERIA . My reviews are impartial regardless who pays for my bill. RESTAURANT The ambience of the restaurant is really nice. The table dressing is s... Keep reading...

8.7Best kept secret

Is Cefalù the best kept secret of Sicily?

There are plenty of places to visit in Sicily and the majority of them are super famous: Agrigento, Taormina, Palermo, Noto, Ragusa, Ortygia just to name a few. However there are even more places that you ha... Keep reading...

8.7Not to be missed

Ortygia: Such a beautiful Island close to Syracuse

After getting tired pretty quickly of Taormina, we decided to move to Ortygia: a Beutiful small island connected to Sicily with a large bridge. The connection is so perfect that Ortygia (Ortigia) doesn’t eve... Keep reading...

Trattoria la Foglia a Siracusa

The decor already is different from you'll usually find in a normal restaurant. Dolls, old tables of different shapes, strange chairs and elaborated menus. This tricky restaurant is the creation of the owner... Keep reading...

7.9Baroque

Noto offers in “Corso Vittorio Emanuele” all its beauty

There are a lot of villages, town or places that in order to be explored you have to go through plenty of small streets. Noto offers in its unique Corso Vittorio Emanuele, an incredible beauty of baroque ori... Keep reading...

and We’ve finally arrived in Sicily

As for us we’ve finally arrived in Sicily. It’s taken us about 10 days to cross Italy from north to south. It’s been a beautiful journey yet tiring. I’m so glad that finally we are in one place for 5 days. We... Keep reading...

7.9for 1 day trip

Taormina a beautiful village overshadowed by the tourism

We are finally in Sicily after crossing the Stretto di Messina by Ferry. The ferry was really fast and well organized considering that there will over 20 ferries a day going from Calabria to Sicily and vice ver... Keep reading...

7.3Calabria at its best

Tropea: the Calabria’s coast with its beaches and beauties

We left the Campania region and we headed south through the famous Salerno-Reggio Calabria. This motorway is mentioned almost on daily basis by the Italians for many reasons and myths. The Salerno-Reggio Cal... Keep reading...

Discovering Lucca first part: why we love it!

Discovering Tuscany: Viareggio, Marina di Pisa and plenty more

Autumn in Lucca

How can you miss Roma when you are visiting italy?

Our journey is starting now!

Leaving London for a better world