Wales - From Stonehedge to Liverpool

A path that starts from Stonehenge to Liverpool along the Welsh coast, crossing the peninsula of Gower, Pembroke Shire up to the historic Caernarfon. An itinerary reached with 16 hours of travel from Florence to Le Havre and 4/5 hour crossing by hydrofoil to Portsmouth. A journey through nature and history, vibrant colors of coastal towns and the harshness of nature. The tour was marked by daily stages with displacement of about 2-3 hours from stop to stop, hoping in the quiet of the little one in Camper (only 11 months). Stops main Stonehedge, Cardif, Wurm Head, Tendy and Pembroke Shire, Caernarfon and finally Liverpool.Driving on the left slowly discover that it is not so complicated even if you drive an Campervan of 7 meters because in many coastal stretches there is no left or right, but only in very narrow streets which strongly hope not to meet anyone to a curve (Captain Tino is still a security). That said, however if you go in Wales you can not help but walk the streets of the peninsula of Pembroke shire and / or reach Wurm Head then these roads are needed.We've been camping for more obligations and also for convenience ( marty was very small) and I admit I was amazed of the beauty of camping. Their green grass as far as the eye can put in a good mood and services were always clean and comfortable.Spectacular than on the coast immediately after Tanby sin, however, that there we get caught one of the two days of rain and then we have enjoyed little. Among the things to point out the huge mobile homes used as second homes of the British.Being in the UK we can not say that the local cuisine is an attraction not to be missed, but the mussels eat in Caernarfon have been absolutely fantastic discovery (a short post on the recipe). Ok I know I have to confess that I was more attracted by the drink. What? Beer that question! Ale! Dark beer! Beer in bottles and on tap! So what do you drink in Wales? and what you want to fill the camper except with the excellent local and Beer!?

From my diary
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Stonehdge
sure .. if the first day of real journey starts immediately with Stonehenge continue with this level will not be easy. Wow is fabulous and wonderful are the British that they leave no "obstacle" to the eye. Them in the middle of a field with grass combed English is barely visible top of the hill when we are still in the car a few hundred meters. For the rest I leave to the show a few pictures of the place that I can confirm it has something mystical.

 Wurm Head
... like a fairy tale the huge rock shaped like a Wurm is guarding the beach rosshili. Considered one of the most beautiful ears of Wales is at the end of the gower peninsula. The beach is reached by a very narrow road and very scenic pleasant to go. The low and high tides shape the landscape. At low tide the beach is huge, its gold color makes it very warm despite the cold wind whizzing from the Atlantic ...


Pembroke Shire

After a night spent camping in a beautiful ghost of the sea (here still has not started the season, but the houses are all located) we visited the nearby castle of Kidwelly. All or almost ruined, but the location and the two main bastions are almost impressione. Move to the National Botanic Garden of Surprises only for the beautiful underground greenhouse spherical. In fact, the plants are all or almost Mediterranean and nothing is so exciting. With Martina asleep we move into Penbrokeshire, perhaps the most tourist Wales. The first stage is the legendary lonely Tanby that looks like a quiet seaside village in Victorian style.
This time, Lonely Planet are wrong, the village is gorgeous. The old town in Victorian style with pastel houses stands on the steep cliffs overlooking the golden beach. As if that were not enough a Norman fortress is situated in the rock in front of the beach (only accessible at low tide). So spectacular!

Caernarforn

So where were we ... we arrived in North Wales to Caernarfor in the late afternoon and then we start the story with the evening.
Facilitated by the proximity and the presence of grandparents we overlook downtown for a dinner of beer in a Pub, Okay just one ...however ... the house specialty Mussels , and so I take now! Tam instead takes the prawns, but unfortunately for him are obviously fried!
The next day we leave with peace of mind to the castle and the village is really nice. After an english breakfast (yes, I know I have given in disarray, but got was from my peckish ...), we go into every single shop and then in the castle. Place of coronation of Charles as Prince of Wales, the castle is well maintained and really fun to visit with its towers, turrets and paths in the walls.
Meanwhile, the tide is going and, as has happened often to see the boats in the harbor are now moored on the sand.
It 's time to leave and after a quick consultation we decided that the next half will be Liverpool

In summary a really nice place, the nature is the host and the coastline is dotted with small villages not bad and the immense beaches are new to us impressed. Stonehedge is a must! All this, however, is likely to be a little hectic 15-day voyage (including 4 shift start and end)
so you do not have too much to dwell in places and often have the feeling of not living the journey as it should.

Beauty of place : 8,5
Distance : 4,5
Catering : 6
Accessibility children : 7
Ease of parking : 7,5
Total cost :6,5

Overall assessment : 6,5 (40 su 60)

Typical food from Marche

For the section of foods advice Today we recommend a typical met due In our last trip.

Let's start with the first product encountered along in our journey: Montanaro, the sausage of Salumificio del Conero at Castelfidardo.

Thanks to the clearly visible sign That exposes the Direct Selling and we choices we this kind of sausage .

The Direct Purchase reduces the cost of a local product That goes very well with the scents of the Marches. The flavor has a similarity to cacciatorino but a little smoked and you can eat with a fresh cheese. 

ok and to drink? And here comes the Second advice!

Discovered thanks to the local typical products in Urbino Craft Brewery Collesi delighted us with a couple of your award-winning beers.

The babbiitineranti aren't expert in taste and technique, but in case of beers we can say Our Ideas ​​and confirm thet This beer was a pleasant discovery.

Among the Various Choices of taste We will recommend the version of Amber characterized by marked aromas

If you are interested in these products I am posting a couple of links, remembering That babbiitineranti not earn anything except the pleasure of sharing tastes, and emotions.
http://www.collesi.com/

http://www.mondobirra.info/2012/tenute-collesi-il-miglior-birrificio-internazionale-dellanno/

http://www.salumificiodelconero.it/

Tour.it

The Tourit, the first fair of the year in the field, is an excellent opportunity to see the latest news and trends in tourism traveling. Addition to the resources you can find an incredible amount of accessories to enhance our holidays to all four wheels. But let's start from the beginning.
The Tourit takes place in the vast Carrara Fiere, entrance from Via Maestri del Marmo. You have until January 20 to visit. The ticket costs 10 euro, but you can get a discount of 50% with coupon on almost all magazines. Outside the house you can see a selection of used motorhomes and caravans of major exhibitors, unfortunately the bad weather conditions we were granted a truce and we have not seen much of this part.


On the inside we have seen the best of 2013: the series King of Elnagh, attic seeds and grains, the giants of Kentucky, the newcomers Yes Camper and much more. Do not we pause to describe every detail, we do not have the technical knowledge to do so and prefer to leave the details to those who know more than us. We just want to make some considerations: we continue to see campers generously sized, well over 7 meters, often with a decidedly extravagant housing solutions. We understand that there is a need to offer the best potential customers, but how many of these choices will be very "practical" for campers? Is not the best to maneuver with 7.5 meters of vehicle, especially with changes in oltre1, 5 meters. It's definitely great to have all the latest technological developments, but then if we come up against the consumption involving, where is the advantage? In short, it increasingly means better, or at least that's our opinion.


We saw vintage camper off-road vehicles, we had to browse through caravan super luxury and affordable solutions, stealing some ideas and dreaming a little.


Then we jumped on accessories and spare parts purchasing some toys (luckily the wife has kept me from buying it all!) Of which we will speak after testing a bit '.
These fairs are also an opportunity to learn about the main Camper Club, meet representatives of various pro site that illustrate their offerings to the itinerant tourism, but also to talk with other fans to share views and ideas.
In short, the Tourit is a good excuse to spend a pleasant day.

From Gubbio to Urbania travelled by Leopardi's country and the house of Duke D'Urbino

January 1, 2013
Finally a few days off! Celebrated New Year's Eve with friends and children, the first day of the year we are ready to go. The route is already more of an idea through the work of our wives and resources are loaded and operational. We are moving up early taking advantage of the half-empty streets after partying the night before, the direction of Gubbio.
We arrive in a couple of hours the Umbrian town and parked the camper near the sports facilities via del Bottagnone. The parking area is slightly ahead but in the parking lot is full and there are other campers, so we decide that the place is good and, taking advantage of a free bus service links, we reach the center.
The weather did not help us and few drops of rain accompanies our travels but does not prevent us to enjoy the beautiful Gubbio. With a couple of lifts we reach the Piazza Grande, where we admire the Palazzo dei Consoli and Palazzo Pretorio. After a good meal in one of the downtown restaurants conclude the ride back to our cars, just in time to see the giant Christmas tree light, designed on the hill on which stands Gubbio.

in Recanati

January 2, 2013
We leave early enough and head to Recanati. Thanks also to the fortuitous meeting with the president of the local Camper club, we find the best rest area via Peruzzi, free connection with the power supply and load / unload, all close enough to the center.
Visit Recanati through its places Leopardi, from the birthplace of the poet to the hill of the Infinite with its charming landscape. The city speaks of poetry, but we very prosaically we are drawn by a delightful shop where beer squander a significant portion of our budget (.. will be the theme of this trip)


January 3, 2013
After a quick load / unload tanks we head towards the coast. The weather is gray, but the desire to show the children the sea is great. We come to Numana and we can park their vehicles on the seafront and spend the morning to entertain the little ones on the beach. At lunch we move and facing a winding climb that embarrasses my McLouis, we reach the summit of the Conero.
Unfortunately, we do not find the view we had hoped, but we are surrounded by greenery and already this we can rejoice lunch (any excuse would be valid while eating)
With a full stomach descend the mountain and return to the sea, destination Sirolo. The town for campers only offers a daily parking comunquer a few meters from the center. 5 minutes and we, well-kept streets and pleasant sea views are the main feature though probably at its best in the spring and summer. From the top we can see the beach below the village (not accessible with our means, even in winter) a must try in the summer months.
Off again reach Senigallia where risk to put in the center, this time is the Adriatic Stefano to suffer its increased size. Dodged the danger, there is parking and give us a walk downtown, shopping and relax.
The climate is pleasant and it is definitely a nice surprise the city center, but we have to move, we set to spend the night at the Agriturismo Sbraga, near Fano. We get that it's time for dinner and we only have time to arrange transportation, tomorrow we will look around.

January 4, 2013
We wake up with a bright sun, the place is very nice and the owner very kind with us and see the farm animals, clearly the kids are excited. The place is much to recommend, for 16 euro a day you will have a spacious pitch, electricity and water on site, spacious bathrooms and clean and all in a beautiful environment. We complete the morning by playing children in freedom and walking in the surrounding countryside. Time gives us even outdoor dining, something quite rare in this season. Withdrawn table and chairs we go to the next half Corinaldo.
We park near the sports field where we come to the center with a short but challenging climb. The medieval town is very charming and keeps almost intact the outer walls, but, as often see in these places, there is no life, there are very few activities and a visit to these places is likely to become monotonous.
We leave for the last stages of our journey and arrive in Urbino in the late evening. Follow the signs and parked in a parking area not exactly close to the center, but it's late and we're tired, we'll see tomorrow (sleep with an average slope of campers between 7 and 20% argggg)

January 5, 2013
We soon realize that we have to move to visit Urbino, there is a car park next to the Palazzo Ducale with convenient access to the center. We find that it would be possible to stay here for the night, of course fee (1.20 € per hour).
The tour of the center allows us to discover a beautiful city: the church of San Francesco, Palazzo Ducale, The Duomo, the Piazza Rinascimento and Piazza della Repubblica. Circulate so few cars that children can play with a certain tranquility. Among the many things to see we can find the time to taste us a delicious meal of meat and find a shop selling new and delicious beers.
With the camper loaded as an Oktoberfest walking we reach the final and decisive stage: Urbania, the city of the Epiphany!
They are many who chose this place to spend the Epiphany, but the parking area at the Barco del Duca is great and the view of all those campers is a good show. A convenient shuttle service, free of charge, however, brings us to the center of the party. Dozens and dozens of witches greet us full of candy for the delight of children, wherever there are stalls full of all good (we can find craft beers here too!). The clock tower two acrobats dance hanging by a thread and in the afternoon from the bell tower of the Duomo launched four witches riding their brooms amid the cries of the crowd and two happy fathers with their young shoulders. In the end, tired but happy, we return to our homes waiting for the old furniture fills our stockings.

What are in the glass?

January 6, 2013
Last day, we take one last around Urbania, which undoubtedly offers easy parking and a natural environment and child, and after lunch and tidied means we start the return trip.

Beauty of place : 7
Distance : 7
Catering : 6
Accessibility children : 7,5
Ease of parking : 8
Total cost : 8

Barco del Duca - Perfect Camper Area

Overall assessment : 7.16 (43 su 60)