Borgo Egnazia is a new unique beautiful five star hotel in the region of Puglia in Italy. More on the interesting area of Puglia in a future blog post, but let's just say it's full of ancient olive trees, sunshine, and the blue Adriatic Sea.
Read Morebeautiful things i saw today: ancient olive tree
Puglia, Italy. Home to 60 million live trees. Producer of 40% of Italy's olive oil. I know, this doesn't look like an olive tree. It looks more like an oak tree. That is because of it's age. This magnificent beauty is probably 1,000 years old. Some in the region are 2,000 years old. Think about that for a minute. That is during the time of the Bible!
Olive trees along the coast of the turquoise Adriatic Sea....it really was a dazzling place!
Full write up of Puglia coming soon.
italian sandals
I stumbled across the most amazing small local shoe store in Ostuni, Italy, which has been around for 40 years. If you're headed to Puglia, Ostuni is a must, along with this chic reasonably priced sandal store, Erredibi!
Front of the store:
the shoes:
When you walk in, here is what you see. I mean, where do you start? They are all so cute!
my shoes:
Here are the 2 pairs that I chose, and my sweet husband purchased them for me. Looking back, I wish I had bought more for friends & family for gifts.
how can i buy these?
Erredibi has a few stores in Southern Italy. They do have a website, but the cost to ship is twice the price of the shoes........so, use it as an excuse to head to Italy!
Although not quite the same.....some examples below of similar simple flat styles you can get in the USA.
my shoes one more time:
beautiful things i saw today: light and arches
Look how gorgeous the light was in this moment. It really made the arches sing. I love the soft colors.
I took in this beautiful moment on a recent trip to Puglia, Italy. This serene architecture is part of Borgo Egnazia, a lovely hotel on the Adriatic. Photo by yours truly; more on our wonderful trip later.