With all the major must-sees tucked under our belts from 2017, we wonder just how many more interesting surprises there could be left in the cupboard. We don’t have to wait too long.
Lago di Piediluco is our home for two nights. Another lakeside location. Beastie is pitched nowhere near the lake. Neither are we. We need a code to open the gated entrance. All very cloak and dagger.
Today’s first stop is a 7K Scoot out to Cascata della Marmore. It just happens to be the second tallest man-made waterfall in the world. Made by whom? Who else, but the ancient Romans. The falls thunder the Velino river 165 feet down and into the Nera.
We continue our Sunday jaunt. Go visit the city of Terni. It’s got a ten thousand seater Amphitheatre. Or rather the remains of one. Still be worth a look though. A Sunday can sometimes mean free entrance too. Providing it’s open. It’s not!
We complete our 180, with a waterside walk through Piediluco.
Mrs S spots that the plain looking church of San Francesco is open. We’re tempted – just one more time. Get rewarded. Built in memory of St Francis who used to visit regularly.
We round the day off by giving the master chef a day off. Enjoy a lakeside meal in the nearby restaurant. The local cats, one very patient, in particular, soften’s Mary-Ann’s heart (doesn’t take much of a plaintive cry.) I’ve saved a best piece of lamb until last – the way you do. Suddenly, Mrs S snaffles it from under my nose and mouth. Cuts it into cat size bites. Drops it to the floor.
Fantastic waterfall, architecture and scenery. Glad you are looking out for the local cat population! 🐈
Mary-Ann usually brings a box of cat biscuits with her!!