A lovely evening in San Nicola Arcella, we watch Jazz, a visit to Amantea

Welcome to August 2023. This month we spend an evening in San Nicola Arcella tasting gelato, watching a concert and having a lovely meal. We also visit a town called Amantea and see our friend in Papasidero. If this is your first visit, thanks for taking an interest. My name is Michelle and my husband … Continue reading A lovely evening in San Nicola Arcella, we watch Jazz, a visit to Amantea

July gave us the southern European heatwave

Sunset over Dino Island

July began with an evening visit to the lovely town of San Nicola Arcella. Here, the decorative lights for the summer were installed and lit and the town is alive with visitors. Outside of the season San Nicola is a quiet sleepy town with not a lot going on. We had a great meal at … Continue reading July gave us the southern European heatwave

We leave Scalea, Visit friends, a Castle and more

Welcome to June. This time we visit friends in another part of Calabria and also a friend from the UK visits us. We visit a Calabrian castle and the weather starts to heat up for summer. If you are a first-time visitor to this blog, welcome and check out the archive on how John and … Continue reading We leave Scalea, Visit friends, a Castle and more

Visits to Catanzaro, Soverato and enjoy an evening moon gazing

Belvedere Marittmo Beach with wooden structure

Welcome to the May edition of The Calabrian Dream. If you are new to this blog, welcome! I’m Michelle. My husband John and I moved from Staffordshire in the UK to Scalea in Calabria, Italy in December 2018. If you are interested in the story of how we got here check out the archive. This … Continue reading Visits to Catanzaro, Soverato and enjoy an evening moon gazing

Trips to the Campania Region and getting through the cold February with rain, wind, snow and the beautiful sun

Hello and welcome to the February 2023 post of The Calabrian Dream. If you are a follower, again thank you for returning to read about what we were up to in February. If this is your first time reading, welcome along. I am Michelle and I write this monthly blog. My husband John and I … Continue reading Trips to the Campania Region and getting through the cold February with rain, wind, snow and the beautiful sun

January Brought Sun, Rain and Solidarity in Scalea.

Sunset from Bar Da Pietro

Hello and welcome to The Calabrian Dream. If you are a follower, thank you for reading about our life. If this is your first visit, welcome. I am Michelle and I have been writing about our life in Scalea, Calabria since May 2018 before John and I moved here from England. You can check out … Continue reading January Brought Sun, Rain and Solidarity in Scalea.

Summer is Hot in Calabria

sunset over town of Scalea

Firstly I want to apologise for this post being so late. We had friends staying with us, so they were our top priority and time has gone so quickly. But I will tell you about that in the post about August.   July was hot as usual, not reaching the dizzy heights of the heatwave … Continue reading Summer is Hot in Calabria