We
have returned to a bit of reality in this beach town along the Adriatic. It is
gearing up for the summer influx of visitors. Our tiny alley reverberates with
sounds from the neighborhood … people walking and talking, kids kicking a ball,
kitchen clanking. As with many other places, it closes tight from around one to
five in the afternoon. Then it comes alive again with passaggiata and shops
opening.
The
historical part of town starts here at Porta Vecchia and circles around the
port to what is left of the castle and wall that once protected this wide and
gentle harbor. Now the rip rap provides an ideal spot for sunning and diving
into the cool, blue water of the Adriatic.