I know that the title isn't like an original, but it is very close to it, or better said it is in the same country... 馃槂 When we went to HiveBeeCon, to Krakow, we had to try the local specialty, pierogi (dumpling)... When you go to Italy, you have to try Italian pizza, and as I went to a couple of different places, the probability that it will be tasty is very high... On the contrary, if I go for pizza in Spain or some other country, that probability is extremely low... Not sure if I have already mentioned, but the best pizza that I have eaten in my life was by the Lago Verde, also in Italy... The second best was the one that you can see in the photo... 馃槂
This trip happened last summer, as usually, on our 3-day trip we make 2 breaks, one in France and the other one in Italy... As we heard so many great things about the Lago di Garda, we finally decided to visit it last year (I still owe you photos from there 鈽癸笍)... Unfortunately (or luckily) we didn't find good accommodation at the lake itself as the prices were crazy high and we didn't book it on time... So instead, we booked the small hotel in Sommacampagna, a small town, half an hour's drive from Lago di Garda...
I can't remember why, but we arrived in the town much later than planned and I was exhausted from all day driving... In those moments, I was unable to rest or sleep, so the best option was to go out for a walk and find some food... As it was already after 7 PM, the idea to go to Lago di Garda was out and we did it on our way back... Back to Sommacampagna, the first place to search for was a restaurant where we had those tasty pizzas!!!
After filling up our tummies, we went for a walk around the town... It was Thursday evening, around 8 PM when I took these photos, but everything looked so empty... The town itself has around 15000 residents and after looking at its Wikipedia page it looks like that number grows year by year... As Lago di Garda is a very popular tourist "attraction" I suppose that many people moved from there to other places in the area, renting out their homes for tourists... That could be one of the reasons why Sommacampagna is growing...
I have mentioned in my previous travel blogs that I'm not the guy who researches the place where I go too much... Just a couple of things and that's it, the rest is just strolling around, taking photos, and researching the town AFTER! For example, I had no idea what was the building above when I took the photo, but now I found it on Google and it says it is a Ski Club, which organizes ski routes in winter months... Very peculiar design of building for that...
This small street reminded me of small traditional Spanish villages, where neighbors would take out their chairs in the evenings, chat with each other, and enjoy the fresh, evening air...
of course, as it was a "golden hour" I had to take some "sun rays photos" 馃槂
This is probably one of the typical townhouses and we saw many like this...
Also, in small towns, you can always find abandoned buildings like this one... What got my attention was how the building is constructed from different materials, probably during different times, and you can spot that it is in fact, 3 buildings in one...
This was a monument inside the public park, but I didn't find additional info about it... Btw., after all the "redness" (hot sun burns it all) in Spain, it was great to see a green area like this... :)
This looks like a town hall, and I thought it was, but it is a government office where you can do your paperwork regarding residency and similar stuff...
As it was getting dark, we had fastened up our walk, but we still were able to spot some nice things in the town, like the Church of San Rocco, which was visible from our hotel room, too!
I have no idea why I liked this short street, probably because of so much vegetation on both sides and it looked like a tunnel into a different world... 馃槂
*a couple of tryouts to make some "artistic" photos with a mobile phone camera 馃槂"
My favorite flower is a rose, so I had to come closer to take a photo of this one, but... Surprise, surprise... That wasn't a real rose, but a rose made from metal!!! As you see in the photo below, the rest of the fence was also artificial! After checking out the gate, we found a plate where our doubts were cleared... The artist was living there...
What you can see on the right, the opened gate, was the entrance to the small hotel where we stayed... As it was a great hotel, and I had a good sleep, we booked the same place on our way back 3 weeks after!
Sunset from the hotel room
When we came back 3 weeks later, we found this great bathtub! Great colors and a great idea to recycle the old bathtub!
Of course, on our way back, we had to visit the same restaurant and order another pizza! 馃槀 But, this time I didn't take a photo (I suppose I was even hungrier than the first time and ate it fast! 馃槀)... That would be all for this walk around Sommacampagna and I hope that the next time, I will prepare a post about the well-known Lago di Garda! Stay tuned!
Thank you for your time,
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