… and this is where I’m going: Triora – Liguria, known to be one of the most beautiful medieval citadels in Italy.
Much of the architecture in Triora dates back to the 12th century, but its period of greatest fame was during the 16th century when a number of witch trials were conducted by the Inquisition. A year of bad weather and crop shortages in 1587 led to the accusation that witches were conspiring against Triora. A group of women from Triora and local villages were accused of sacrificing babies to The Devil. They were tried, tortured, and burned alive between 1587-89.
My intention is not to study witches or witch-craft, but to go hiking – peacefully – in the Ligurian mountains. I will be back …
Albrecht Dürer: The Four Witches (1491)
a r r i v e d e r c i !
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sub rosa 
Happy hiking. Sigrun! We await your return.
Karen
Thank you, Karen!
Bon voyage!
Grazie!
Take lots of pictures, Sigrun. The rest of us are counting on the armchair travel. 😉
Have a great trip!
Thank you – I will!
Have a good holiday. It seems you are travelling to paradise. Micheline
Thank you! Paradise it was!
That looks amazing. Have a great trip x
Highly recommend!
How marvelous that place looks. Have a wonderful time steeping yourself in the history and the beauty.
Triora and the Argentina valley (= silver valley) was fantastic! Would go again – any day!
Beautiful photos. I’m sure the place is lovely. Looking forward to your future posts and see more pictures of your trip. Have fun!
Triora was great, highly recommendable!
looks wonderful. i do hope you will make some pictures? happy hiking! (och, that sounds rather cheesy but i do mean it.)
Thank you, I have had the most beautiful hike ever, would go again – any day!
I have a house in Bagni di Lucca and your first photo looks remarkably like the views of some of the villages in my area. It isn’t all that far away….as the crow flies.
Lucky you! It’s such a beautiful area!