Blissful Brisighella: the hidden medieval village in Emilia Romagna, Italy
Blissful Brisighella: the hidden medieval village in Emilia Romagna, Italy Italy | Europe Published: February 2019 Disclosure: My accommodation was provided by the Blogville project | This post contains affiliate links A single tour guide slowly strolls past us, unfathomably waving a flag in the air to direct her three faithful followers into the purple flower framed cafe. The Brisighella Olive Oil tasting we attended turned out to be a private and palatable treat just for two. And, at the castle, one of three structures towering on the trio of hills around Brisighella, the guide paused his lunch break and accompanied us, the only visitors, around the well preserved 13th-century building. How, in the radiant heat of the June sunshine was this postcard-perfect, Instagram-friendly, insert-all-the-travel-cliches-because-its-true, Italian village practically deserted? Brisighella might be nearly unknown to foreign visitors, that is unless they happened upon...