008: Travel with us to the Gargano

Published: June 5, 2015, 9:10 a.m.

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Join us as we interview guest John and Angela Cahill and talk all about our trip to the amazingly beautiful Garagano, the spur of the boot.\\xa0 Hopefully you\\u2019ll feel like you took a small trip with us and discover what sites not to miss when you come for real.\\xa0 Plus, you\\u2019ll learn how to make our world famous limoncello and limontini.

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This episode, you\\u2019ll hear:

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 A bit about the Gargano

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Why the town of Monte Sant\\u2019Angelo was so special to us

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What role the Archangel Michael plays in the town (he is their namesake)

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 All about the graffiti from the 1100s etched into the stone in the chapel left by the Crusaders

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The ex-votos, painting left behind thanking the Archangel Michael for the miracles he has performed

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 All about Angela\\u2019s obsession with confessionals throughout the churches in Italy

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The castle in the same town that truly looked and felt like a real castle

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 A bit about Paul, Angela and John\\u2019s trip to Lucera Castle

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Our delicious \\u201clight\\u201d lunch in town

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 How the town was touristy without being touristy

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 About the great a new liquor we discovered, Limonulivo, and the 12 year old pomegranate brandy we got to try

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Our drive through the Foresta Umbra

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The amazing drive to and from the Gargano, through salt flats, flocks of flamingos and herds of goats and cows

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\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The completion of our day through Peschici and Vieste

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