Saturday May 18, Santarcangelo di Romagna

Looking down over the rooftops of Santarcangelo

Last night the heavens opened and it rained and rained. This is not the Italian weather we were expecting. Sat over maps and apps this morning deciding where we would go, and the forecast was not that good. Had read about Santarcangelo being a very nice town and found a good new motorhome parking spot close to it. Decision done. At one stage during the drive the rain was that heavy that we thought we were going to have to pull over, but it eased and we continued.

Jilly had one of her rather hairy moments when she took us up in the hills and around the town instead of a direct route, suspect it was regarding the village and the weight limits of vehicles, but still not sure. The scenery would have been great with rolling hills dotted with vines and cypress trees, so Italian looking, but it was very misty with the rain. 

Found our camping spot easily and perfect, very new and clean and after a very late morning coffee we walked into town, carrying umbrellas but the rain had stopped. The town is very picturesque, with buildings dating from Roman times on a hill. Somehow, I think Ian organises it that we do a town walk early afternoon when all the shops are shut!!! They were very smart, upmarket stores, enjoyed window shopping though! We walked and walked and right up to the top with views over the towns and the surrounding area, thinking we need something to measure how far we have walked, certainly getting fit!!! The roses were blooming and there were pots of vibrant coloured flowers outside every door, the smell just gorgeous. 

Just got back to the van in time for a very very late lunch as the rain started again. It has been quite a busy time over the past 10 days so decided to have a relaxing afternoon and work out where we will go from here. The forecast for tomorrow is really wet again. Florence is where we would like to go but struggling to find a good place to stay, there are several proper campsites but their prices are huge and not what we want. Work in progress.  

One for you Bruce B!!

From what I could work out these were old stones from the
Roman era.

View from the top

A very narrow street... in fact we couldn't
pass until he shifted the car. Don't think we
would fit Ruakiwi in here!

Italian fashino through the window.

The town square.