Episode 122: Immersive Travel Experiences with Katerina Ferrara
Today is a fun conversation with Katerina Ferrara about her connection to Italy and how she immersed herself in traveling and exploring the many places you can go in Italy on a unique travel adventure.
Today we talk about Katerina’s journey falling in love with Italy, learning the language and discovering the magic of the festival days while on holiday in Italy. There is much to celebrate and enjoy and she has researched the many traditions, the food and wine festivals, the holy days and the saints days in her Travel Guides on Italy.
Katerina loves to immerse herself in a place and get to the heart of the location. Katerina captured the festival days and the magic of celebrating with the locals whether she is in Sicily, Puglia or Venice. Katerina is great traveler and seeker of Italy and shares her experiences and discoveries on the Immersion Travel Podcast and on her website.
Enjoy this Conversation and check the Show-notes below for the special details and places that we discussed in today’s show.
Walking from the hotel in the Cannaregio to the Fondamenta Nove was a beautiful stroll through old neighbourhoods and an authentic travel experience….
Shownotes:
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Some of the wonderful places mentioned in this podcast conversation:
Infioriata di Noto - Baroque Spring in Italy Spring Festival in Noto, Sicily
Noto in Sicily - Caffe Sicilia and Caffe Constanza
Feast of Saint George in Ragusa, Madonna of the Military in Ragusa
Trani in Apulia was a special suggestion from Katerina’s travels in Southern Italy, a hidden gem in her world
The Castello Romani south east of Rome for a rich tapestry of history and beauty
Arichia for the Sagra della Porchetta festival outside of Rome
Treviso for a unique and beautiful Venetian city a short train ride from Venice.
Padova / Padua in Northern Italy in the Veneto Region - Do visit the Scrovegni Chapel for the Giotto fresco cycle that is superb and the Basilica of Saint Anthony a significant pilgrimage site in Padova
Cannaregio (Historic Jewish Quarter) to stay at when in Venice for an authentic Venetian experience
Lake Garda over Lake Como!! What do you think?
The Cannaregio Sestiere in Venice - Michelle Johnston
Katerina and I both share a love of getting off the beaten path and going to places like Treviso and Padova to spend an afternoon or a few days exploring other Venetian cities in the Veneto Region
Padova (images above and below) is a wonderful walking and cycling city and has a great cafe culture too
Padova in the Veneto is a wonderful cycling city - Michelle Johnston
"One summer morning, my husband, son, and I arrived by car from Sirmione and spent the day wandering through the city’s walkable center. Verona revealed itself slowly, with Roman ruins beside medieval churches, Renaissance palaces glowing in the sun, and piazzas alive with the laughter of locals. The soft pink of its buildings shimmered in the warmth, giving the city a dreamy, romantic air" - Katerina Ferrara, Venice and the Veneto Ultimate Festival & Travel Guide
Images of Sermione in Lake Garda / Michelle Johnston
Castello Scaligero, Sermione in Lake Garda / Michelle Johnston