Community Storytelling Archives

Le Piracante

The scents of summer in Alta Campania. Three slow days among fields, villages and mountains.

Posted on 10 June 2026 by Rossella

Let me tell you about late spring here in Alta Campania — June — while I sit in the garden sipping a cold lemonade, listening to the birds singing and now and then the voice of a gentle breeze moving through the air. It is not the full heat of July — every moment ofContinua a leggere →

Being, not appearing. Living a place instead of using it.

Posted on 30 May 202631 May 2026 by Rossella

Gatto tra la lavanda in fiore a Le Piracante, B&B rurale a Caiazzo, Alta Campania Cat among lavender at Le Piracante, rural B&B in Caiazzo, Alta Campania, Italy

There is a word that comes up often when talking about places like this. A word used so many times it has almost lost its meaning: authentic. Authentic resorts. Authentic experiences. Authentic flavours. Authentic travel. Everything authentic, everything packaged, everything for sale. And underneath, often, nothing — or worse, the life, the traditions, the historyContinua a leggere →

Trame di viaggio (Threads of Travel)

Posted on 2 March 202615 April 2026 by Rossella

Trame di Viaggio: Why telling the story of a land is an act of care Since I arrived in Caiazzo ten years ago, I’ve learned that truly knowing a place takes time. It’s not enough to just look at it: you have to live it, walk through it, listen to it, and slowly earn theContinua a leggere →