This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you are listening to episode number 104.

Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns

and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes, history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.

If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there,

you've come to the right place.

Ciao, Benvenuti, friends. It's Katie here with you today, saying farewell to 2021 and a big welcome to

2022. I hope you're excited about the year to come. I know I am. 2021, unfortunately, did not live up to

its promise of being way better than 2020 for many of us, but I have faith that 2022 is going to be a very different year

and it's one that my family and I returned to Italy, at least once, to make up for lost time

and experiences and especially to give our friends there a huge hug. We've missed them so much.

At the time I'm recording this episode, things are still quite uncertain in Europe,

but what we do know is this. Late spring, summer and early autumn or fall in Italy over the past

two years have been a time when the virus has not been so prevalent, and we've had many

followers, listeners and readers share so many beautiful trips to Rome, the coast and all over Italy,

particularly last year in 2021.

We'll be spending the entire month of June travelling throughout the country and I am so excited.

I have to say, though, I've only just recently finalised our travel plans, mainly because I

couldn't decide where to go. There's just too many choices. But what I've found was that accommodation is

booking up very quickly. So if you're planning to go, particularly in the summer months and up

until October, please start making those bookings now. Of course, if you'd like to join one of our

amazing tours departing from late May until October, they are selling fast too.

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