The city of Salerno is one of my favourite places in Italy! Sitting on the Gulf of Salerno which forms part of the Tyrrhenian Sea, essentially the Mediterranean. Salerno's coastline runs for around ten kilometres, and while it is not blessed with the great beaches you will find in other parts of Italy, it does … Continue reading Salerno and Her Team →

With accommodation prices more affordable in Salerno, aside from the featured four clubs in this Special Campania South-West article, here are a number of other Campania clubs all within sixty minutes travel from the city. Everyone of whom has its own story, and while none have ever set the heather on fire, lower league football … Continue reading In and Around Salerno →

If you are ever looking to plan a trip to watch some Serie C playoff action, it needs to be at very short notice, or taking a gamble. Towards the end of the season, I was starting to get fidgety about where I could base myself, and also allow for other action. I plumped for … Continue reading The Cava-Nocera Axis →

It was always my wish to head back to Catanzaro from the first minute I stepped out in its streets last year. Being at the first home match in Serie B for 18 years was a privilege beyond words and something that landed in my world courtesy of some farcical nonsense about the Cervolo floodlights, … Continue reading Catanzaro chaos →

In September 2022 Estonia, then Finland closed its land border with Russia. It totally threw a spanner in the works for my girl Tania and I, with whom I had booked a two week sojourn in Tuscany, with the plan to fly south together from Tallinn. Flights were lost, buses to and from St Petersburg … Continue reading In Napoli →

The city of Bari had acted as a base for myself previously, but it took a freak coincidence for a game to be considered here. Perhaps courtesy of driving on the other side of the road, I have always preferred using the trains in Italy. They are incredibly good value, and offer a fine range … Continue reading Bari Times →

Some of my Ancona buddies laughed, and would doubtlessly think it poetic justice, but when a very localised thick fog enveloped the Stadio Cino e Luca Del Duca just ahead of kick off in Ascoli, that was the scenario. It really was touch and go with the game delayed while the referee and both captains … Continue reading Ascoli Unseen →

Football Weekends is 100 editions old at the end of April. Given my passion for Calcio, I was asked to put together a list of stadiums I consider truly worthy of visiting. Maybe to some, it is a controversial list, but it reflects my enthusiasm for more than just a stadium, steering clear of the … Continue reading My favourite Stadio di Italia →

UK readers of a certain vintage that were introduced to, or drawn in by Italian football courtesy of James Richardson and the Channel Four coverage of Calcio, might just recall the name Foggia. The club had nibbled at the top table on three previous occasions starting in 1963/64, and in all of these previous visits … Continue reading Fantastic Mr Foggia →

Back in the day, when I was a young lad, Italy was a staple of the Brits abroad gig. Places like Rimini and Lido di Jesolo were as high on the summer break agenda as Benidorm or Ibiza. Whether Italy eventually priced itself out of the market I am unsure, but they don’t suffer from … Continue reading Coastal Cultura →