We looked at the site from the gate, it appeared in decent maintenance and would have made for a good hour of walking around the temple, remains of the amphitheater among other things but alas, we moved on west a little.
The beaches around Metaponto all rate highly on the web, we wanted to get a little away from the crowds so we headed for Scanzano, west of the city a couple exits off E90. We followed the signs for Mare and headed into the massive and empty parking area, down the beach a little to about the 3rd business with chairs and umbrellas. We brought a lot of things on this trip but beach chairs and umbrellas are readily available for rent and Lido Tre Sirene was perfect. I'm telling you this was the nicest beach yet, the sand was soft and clean, extending 50meters or more into the water. The beach was extensive, both deep from the lot to the water and stretched from one horizon to the next. The family running the place was super nice, happy to have us there, I think there were 5 of the 120+ umbrellas rented.
We enjoyed the sun, had some delicious fried squid and gamberetti (shrimp) and french fries. I've been craving fries and my Irish girl loves potatoes.
I got to swim in the 4th Sea surrounding Italy, the Ionian Sea. The water was slightly warmer thanks to the shallowness near the beach and it was more calm than the other seas I've swam. The sandy bottom was great and the water felt amazing.
The evening was quiet, we spent an hour looking for a laundry mat that wasn't there despite what "the google" said. We enjoyed an absolutely wonderful meal at Trattoria del Caveoso, Kathie's linguine chicory pesto with almonds and pecorino over mashed potatoes was fabulous, she of course won the best dish contest.
I enjoyed the local flavor with pasta con cruschi peppers and pecorino cheese, we then shared a seondo piatti of rolled, stuffed, grilled pork. Yea, I wasn't missing stuffed pork.
Ciao a tutti!!
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