Tuesday, 23 October 2018

OCTOBER 2018 : ITALY : VIA DI FRANCESCO : DAY 27 : Nerola - Montelibretti - 12 kms - 4 hours


An easy day today. We have split a long day into two. We walked from Nerola to Montelibretti.


Early morning views from our balcony


A delicious Castello Orsini breakfast at 8 (included)


Sumptuous cheeses and freshly baked bread
Gorgonzola for breakfast, can you believe it!


Sweet plates 


Sculptured oleander bushes down Nerola’s main street


Back on the Via di Francesco route, looking south towards Rome



Only an hour and we were at Acquaviva retracing some of our steps from yesterday’s adventure - looking back at Castello Orsini perched high above Nerola.


A fruit stop in Acquaviva


Then 7 kms along quiet farmland tracks to Montelibretti


Trimming fruit trees


First views of Montelibretti


Climbing to the top our first vision was a bar called Marcos.
A very enthusiastic welcome from Marco, who hopes to open a B&B next year.



Montelibretti is a sizeable town - just one long street along a ridge line.


Tiny cars to navigate the narrow streets and alleyways



Then an hour of angst..our booking.com accommodation had fallen through. With little understanding, on both sides, via mobile, we discovered our booking had not registered with the owner, although we had proof with our booking.com confirmation.



Fortunately around the corner there was a B&B with a room available.


Lounge room and kitchen facilities (and breakfast) €50




And then off for a late lunch...


And dinner tonight at the pizzeria next door


M&M

3 comments:

Julie said...

Eek a shock to find your carefully planned accom not there. All worked out in the end .xx

M&M said...

Not as stressful as our bus and cross-country experience the day before!

Anonymous said...

Until the last 2 days all was smooth sailing. Hopefully for you things don't come in threes.....JulieJ