We have started our second week of our road trip of Italy. We are heading towards Pompeii, and to avoid a 6 hour drive booked a cheap place to stay near Orte, just an hour north of Rome, and not to far off the Autostrada. It isn't too far off the route but unfortunately a kilometre of that drive was up a dirt track. But that was ok as the view from the top of the track, and then our apartment, was worth it.
But before we got there we took a small detour to visit a small town called Amelia. Although it has an entry in Wikipedia, it doesn't tell you that the centre is a walled old town with very narrow streets - fortunately one way - on top of a hill. In it's day built to defend itself. Not really on the tourist trail but really interesting to visit. And our granddaughter Amelia shares it's name!
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