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Italian Cruising 2004-2009
Italy
divides
the
western
from
the
eastern
Mediterranean.
It
has
a
long
coastline
some
of
it
spectacularly
beautiful
and
some
absolutely
terrible!
The
western
coastline
is
by
far
the
most
attractive
and
hospitable,
whereas
on
the
eastern
coast
it
is
often
inhospitable
and
now
at
the
top
of
my
list
of
places
never
to
be
visited
again.
I
experienced
much
crime
on
the
eastern
coast
and
in
one
port,
Molfetta,
had
a
dinghy
stolen
in
broad
daylight
whilst
ashore
for
lunch
-
it
was
hoisted
on
davits
and
locked
to
the
boat,
and
Tradewinds
was
berthed
alongside
in
the
main
port
close
to
the
Port
Police
office!
In
many
eastern
Italian
ports
cruising
yachtsmen
were
forced
to
keep
watch
over
each
other’s
boats
using
a
watchkeeping
system,
in
an
effort
to
reduce
theft.
But
of
course
there
is
one
exception
on
the
east
coast,
and
that
is
Venice
tucked
away
in
the
north
western
corner
of
the
Adriatic
Sea.
A
most
memorable
place
to
visit
and
one
that
I
found
to
be
convenient
for
crew
transfers
and
a
few
days
of
cultural
enlightenment.
I
cruised
Italy
from
San
Remo
in
the
north
west
to
Monfalcone
in
the
north
east,
2004 - 2005 and again 2007 - 2009.
Enjoy
this
section
of
my
website,
read
the
ship’s
logs
and
check
out
the
itineraries
(go
back
to
the
Mediterranean
Cruising
Home
page
and
use
the
toolbar)
and
browse
the
picture
galleries.
If
you
wish
further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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