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Acquacheta Waterfalls – Part II

admin May 27th, 2007

After 2 hours of walking, we reached a good spot. Still very distant from the waterfalls themselves, but at least we could admire them from distance already!

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And they are really amazing… below a more detailed picture.

cascate acquacheta

It seems that those waterfalls were famed already at Dante’s times. The “Supreme Poet” was so astonished hearing the powerful noise of the Acquacheta waterfalls that he compared it to the infernal river “Flegetonte” in his famous artwork “Divine Comedy”.

cascata con pozza

The way was continuing over the waterfalls, but having only one day at our disposal (and we didn’t started early), we decided to go back. Before departing from that wonderful place though, we discovered a really nice place just below the waterfall: a sort of giant pool with a real crystaline water, that was really inviting!

acqua limpida

Judge for yourself… doesn’t it look like one of those typical tropical waterfall you can see in the jungles? those that often appear in movies or commercial spots? incredible, really.

cascate dal basso

The last picture, taken from below (the pool above)… the beeches’ lush green is really shining over the background, and you can almost feel better only looking at that picture. Really a place to visit, if you need to relax and stay away from the daily routine. Guaranteed!

If you have more time at your disposal, I suggest you go on and take a longer trip, since the Acquacheta Waterfalls are just a part of the huge National Park of Foreste Casentinesi , in which there’s plenty of neat places to visit !

The right time period to go to the Red Sea

admin March 16th, 2007

I have to admit that I didn’t enjoy myself during my first trip to the Red Sea, and I later found out that it was because I went during the wrong time period.

Dealing with an extremely hot place, the best time to go is from March to the end of April or at the latest in the beginning of May. We went there in the beginning of June: now I don’t know if it was also because of that fact that that year was particularly bad luck (you all remember the incredible heat wave that enveloped all of Europe in 2003). I remember that vacation as being a nightmare!

The air was boiling hot and dry, we spent practically all of our time there locked in the little house in the holiday village, but nevertheless it’s a nice place…

I was also disappointed with the sea. Let’s be absolutely clear, there were colorful fish, but seeing as how I don’t know how to swim well, I was a little afraid. In fact there was a long footbridge and then you plunged into the sea: the problem is that you could practically see the coral reef sink into the darkness of the sea, giving a sensation worthy of a horror film (the fear of the unknown!). I also tried to get a life suit (with which I wouldn’t have had any problems floating), but despite all that once I was immersed in the water I just was too afraid!

You also need to be careful about where you make reservations, inform yourself beforehand of what the beach is like… unless you don’t mind swimming in the beautiful pools in the holiday village (look at the photo below to get a better idea)