Primanoverdo https://www.primanoverdo.com/ Slow travel notes from southern Europe by Marta and Jonas, by train, bus and on foot. en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:17:44 +0100 A slow week on the Soča: Slovenia by train, bus and river path https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/soca-valley-slow-week/ https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/soca-valley-slow-week/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:17:44 +0100 Marta and Jonas Slovenia Turquoise river, cold water, a museum that takes a whole afternoon, and a valley that is easier without a car than it looks. Salento on the little regional train https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/salento-on-the-regional-train/ https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/salento-on-the-regional-train/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:03:16 +0100 Marta and Jonas Italy Lecce, a sea that was still too cold, and a lot of olive trees that are no longer alive. How we find rooms out of season https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/finding-rooms-out-of-season/ https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/finding-rooms-out-of-season/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:52:58 +0100 Marta Booking a day or two ahead, asking in the bar, and why the cheapest room on the map is often not the cheapest room. Andalusia in January: cold nights, empty streets, orange trees https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/andalusia-in-january/ https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/andalusia-in-january/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:41:21 +0100 Marta and Jonas Spain Nobody tells you the south of Spain has a winter. We found out in a room with one electric radiator and a very good blanket. Three days along the Douro without a car https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/three-days-on-the-douro-by-train/ https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/three-days-on-the-douro-by-train/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:34:49 +0100 Marta Portugal The regional train from Porto, a steep road to a viewpoint and a rainy last afternoon in a station café. What is in the bags https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/what-we-carry/ https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/what-we-carry/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:26:05 +0100 Jonas One small backpack each, for a long weekend or for two weeks. The list, and the three things we stopped taking. Liguria in September: the coast after August https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/liguria-after-the-crowds/ https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/liguria-after-the-crowds/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:19:52 +0100 Marta and Jonas Italy Seven nights of regional trains, focaccia before nine o’clock and one path that was closed for reasons the man at the gate could not give. Western Crete by bus and on foot https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/western-crete-by-bus-and-on-foot/ https://www.primanoverdo.com/posts/western-crete-by-bus-and-on-foot/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:12:37 +0100 Marta and Jonas Greece A week between Chania and the south coast with a KTEL timetable, a pair of sandals that did not survive, and one very large lunch.