(Did you see the update on Charlie?)
Civitella Marittima is an hour from the Mediterranean coast. We drive to the village of Talamone, a day trip because we want to see, well, the sea.
We wander the village and admire the castle ruins perched at its peak - evidence of the town's long, militant past. Homes here cling to cliffs, buffered by trees and space - a very different countenance when compared to villages in the Cinque Terre.
At the base of the village, a long, curving jetty frames the marina. We walk to the end for a better view of Windsurfers and Kite Boarders who exploit the stout wind.
I seems to me you have not had one day of rain yet. Always sunshine:-)
We have had magnificent weather - sometimes too hot! Just in the last two days, we've had wind and a chill is in the air.
And yet another city that is breathtaking.