This Is Italy
We are almost there! is almost back on TV. And how! Presenter Martine van Os takes 44 elderly campers from Bologna to the sunny heel of the boot. From Monday 23 July at 21.25 pm to be seen weekly on NPO1. #We are almost there! #puglia
Delicious slow TV
You know the program We are almost there! fixed. It's wonderful slow TV about peeling potatoes, bickering about the route and maneuvering caravans. Each episode is consistently viewed by more than 1,5 million people. With Italy as the decor promises We are almost there! 2018 to be even more fun. And probably at least sunnier than in 2017, when almost every episode came pouring out of the sky during the trip through Ireland.
Tour through Italy
The journey of more than 4.000 kilometers begins at a city campsite on the outskirts of Bologna. Then the group consisting of 20 couples and 4 singles descends in the following weeks via Giulianova, Vieste (the peninsula that forms the trail of the boot) and Bari to the southernmost tip of the heel.
Apulia (Puglia) is an almost undiscovered - but quickly becoming popular - part of Italy. But also the regions The Marches, Abruzzo, Basilicata en Campania, through which the journey leads, are all magnificent.
From the Gallipoli in the heel it goes up again in the direction of Metaponto, Matera, Baia Domizia and Naples to finish in Capannole-Bucine.
The first episode
The Flemish couple Lut and Willy will accompany the campers on their journey through Italy. In the first episode you can see how Lut and Willy welcome the campers with coffee and biscuits. After an extensive introduction to each other, the group travels on to Novafeltria. On the way, Martine van Os meets widower Joop, who does not want to give up and therefore decided to join this journey.
Lut and Willy made the trip through the Italian boot 3 times before and therefore know the most beautiful places in Italy. They have devised an outing for the group: an exclusive tour of a small wooden theater nearby. For the other days off, they make a daily newspaper with information about the sights in the area.
boules
In the first episode we also see that a cycling race is going on. The course is exactly on the route of the camping group, which creates the necessary hectic pace. Speeding cyclists pass between the caravan and motorhome wheels on the left and right. And yes, of course it's back: the famous jeu de boules competition in which a lot is at stake.
Round trip Abruzzo – Apulia
The journey that is made is the Round trip Plus Abruzzo – Puglia van ACSI the one there on the website is called. The journey already started on May 15, 2018 and lasted 31 days, so the participants have been back for a long time now.
Route We are almost there! 2018
This is what the route looks like We are almost there! 2018 there from day to day:
Day 1
Arrival in Bologna. In the evening our welcome dinner.
Day 2
Travel day to Novafeltria.
Day 3-4
Stay in Novafeltria. Opportunity to see Urbino and the mini-state San Marino to visit.
Day 5
Travel day to Preci. Dinner in the evening.
Day 6
Stay in Preci. Discover the untouched nature of Monti Sibillini and Piano Grande.
Day 7
Bus excursion with lunch to Spoleto with the fortress of Rocca, a visit to the cathedral, the Piazza del Mercato and the amphitheater.
Day 8
Travel day to Giulianova.
Day 9
Stay in Giulianova. Enjoy the beach and sea or go to the NP Gran Sasso d'Italia.
Day 10
Bus excursion to Ascoli Piceno. With a guide, a walk through the historic center: Piazza del Popolo, the San Francesco Church and the Teatro Ventidio Basso.
Day 11
Travel day to Opi. Dinner in the evening.
Day 12
Stay in Opi in the NP Abruzzo.
Day 13
Bus excursion with lunch to the Montecassino Monastery.
Day 14
Travel day to Vieste.
Day 15
Stay in Vieste on the Gargano peninsula.
Day 16
Boat excursion: you sail along the coast but also in some caves.
Day 17
Travel day to Monopoli.
Day 18-19
Stay in Monopoli, not far from Alberobello, the city of trulli.
Day 20
Bus excursion to Bari. A city walk with a visit to the Basilica of St. Nicholas. Then to an 'azienda agrituristica' for our lunch.
Day 21
Travel day to Gallipoli.
Day 22
Stay in Gallipoli.
Day 23
Bus excursion to Baroque Lecce. A city walk led by a guide. Then to Otranto: visit old town and cathedral.
Day 24
Travel day to Metaponto. Dinner in the evening.
Day 25
Bus excursion to Matera, a rock-cut city. We visit some cave houses and churches.
Day 26
Travel day to Baia Domizia.
Day 27
Stay in Baia Domizia on a lovely sandy beach.
Day 28
Bus excursion to Naples (sightseeing and walking tour of the old town) and Caserta, the palace of the kings of Naples and Sicily.
Day 29
Stay in Baia Domizia. Campsite has its own sandy beach.
Day 30
Travel day to Capannole-Bucine.
Day 31
Stay in Capannole-Bucine. Not far from Sienna, accessible by public transport. In the evening an attractive farewell dinner.
ACSI camping trip 2019
In 2019 you can book this camping trip to the heel of the Italian boot again. It is exactly the same journey that the participants take We are almost there! have made. The day by day program is described above.
It is not yet known which couple will lead the tour. The start dates of the trip are May 14, 2019 and May 28, 2019 and the costs are €1.330 per person based on 2 people traveling with a motorhome or car plus caravan.
View this trip now on the ACSI . website
Beautiful Italian TV Summer
We can hardly wait for We are almost there! begins. By the way, it promises to be a beautiful Italian TV summer with The Italian Village: Ollolai on RTL4.
You would almost stay home for it!
We are almost there! in 2019
Also in 2019 there will be a new season We are almost there! This year the trip will not go to Italy, but to Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania, if we the ACSI website allowed to go off.
But from Monday 13 to Friday 17 May 2019, Omroep Max will broadcast an episode of the previous (2018) season of We are almost there! to see. The reruns of We are almost there! can be seen on NPO17.10 at 1 pm.
Source: maxvandaag.nl
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