Villas In The Sun, Castles In The Rain

 

Picture Provenance with  Roman ruins and and lemon trees and you're almost there. Amidst this landscape, in Caserta, on a sunny Saturday  we

begin our search for our new home.

There are many possibilities: holiday villas near Liberi, old stone built houses in hilltop villages above Casserta,modern apartments hugging  the cliffs of Montregone,  the abandoned farmhouses that litter the countryside.


 You can take your pick. Like a typical Italian celebratory meal there are just too many tempting possibilities to choose!










Tiring work indeed! We take a break to lunch outside a bar in the Sunshine at Triflisco, near a pebble-bottomed pool of sparkling water. This is as close to Paradise as you'll get in this life!

Sunday is a quieter day. We spend it in Nola listening to a friend's band entertain a private party in ancient country estate dating back to the 17th century. We look out of huge windows on to  castles towering over orange trees in the Mediterranean rain.






The light fades as afternoon turns to evening. The band plays on, yet another course arrives. Can we still dance? Of course we can!