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)


 

Route defined

Visualizza Da Urbino A Urbania in una mappa di dimensioni maggiori

This is our route , Do you suggests us sono place for eat or drink?

3 days at the start

Missing three days at the start of 2013 to the first route and like any pre-start activities there are rite on the camper.
Check the heating, fill with water, replace Gas, try every aspect in the previous route did not work. So redo the check of the Campervan, but  when you turn on the light, active water pump and this goes all the ground from under the camper, the situation can be unpleasant

I'm on the phone: "But you are not open today?"
Mechanical camper: "No I have a fever at 38, some probl .."
Me: "help help me, all the water exit from the camper, behind the wheel in the opposite side of the entrance, how do I have to leave, Fuck ..."
Mechanic: "No it's nothing the Boiler is block, just unlock it and you'll see that everything is normal"

here is an example of how to have a camper is not just put in the groceries, luckily nothing happened, but for us new users every aspect is always a discovery.

Finished the alarm we just have to do the shopping, bring some clothes of the season and start

The direction? will be announced in a few days

Hello to all,

between the cold and the various diseases we had to jump out of our 15 to 16 December, but do not worry we'll soon in Vicenza.

Now we are planning the next trip, the first week of the year, approximately just from 1 day of the Epiphany.

Weather permitting, we want to spend a few days on the coast with two destinations suggested.

The first is to go down to Ancona and get these 5 days of Ancona, the Conero, Porto Recanati and north of Marche.

The second one would move in Liguria between San Remo and Ventimiglia.


What do you think?

Both places are new for us so we are hungry for advice, leave comments and suggestions to better plan our trips

Two Steps in Center

"Du'passi in centro" (two steps in Center) to feel our be a part of Florence, to start teaching Florence to my little daughters







For reach the center we use the "Tramvia" (elettric Bus) (near the Coop in viale Nenni there is a big Park with the stop of Tramvia, 15 minutes to city center). The path vith "Little Train" is's very exciting for the baby and in a few minutes we are in center.

Santa Maria Novella

Not to much turist, the blu sky and i really shines sun, make the little walk very nice. We start from  Santa Maria Novella and through  via Delle Belle Donne we reach Via degli Strozzi and Piazza della Repubblica.

Vetrina libreria Edison

Between Medioeval Palace and historic shop we stop a moment in front of Libreria Edison, that was fiinally closed the day before. Lost this library it's a very displeasure, a shop nestled in the heart o the city that we miss.
Restart out trip until Piazza Santa Croce, walking in Via del Corso and Borgo Albizi, and San Pierino's Arc. 
While we walk in this old path i try to explain of Martina what are the "Case Torri" (tour House) that overlook this historical path. The Round House, the Tour in SanPierino, in short a first taste of his being Fiorentina and a first taste of the pleasure that he hoped will follow in this path.

Piazza Santa Croce

In Piazza Santa Croce there is the Christmas market, with food and homemake product from Europe, it's not very fun if you don't consider the very fantastic location
To come back we walk in Borgo de' Greci and in a moment we are in Piazza della Signoria were my little doughter ask us; : "Why the Hourse don't start running?" referring to the statue of Cosimo I mounted... fabulous question!!!

Il Bargello

Palazzo Vecchio

From here we return briefly to the station and we take the tramway to return home

Two hours in the center without the stress of Tourism enjoying every step, savoring every corner of the history of the main streets to try to convey a bit of positive Florentine to my little women.