What we were looking for, a holiday of absolute relaxation. A place 'out of the world', in every sense. When we arrived on the island of San Nicola, to tell the truth, we were a bit discouraged: the evening before in Termoli a local lady had listed the inconveniences and difficulties that, according to her, we would find: the historic center (where the apartments managed by Nicola are located) is on a cliff, she said the climb is uncomfortable. There is no grocery store, for shopping you will have to go to San Domino. And then in San Nicola there is nothing to do. Let's go in order: it is true, the village is perched on a cliff overlooking the harbor. The uphill walk is not the easiest, but there is a convenient elevator that doesn't cost much. Once at the top, though, the view you will enjoy will more than repay you. Also, sometimes try the uphill walk barefoot, leave your clogs or slippers at home. Try it, you won't believe it, but it's a whole different experience. Shopping: call the store in San Domino, read them the list and the shopping will arrive in the harbor with the 10 o'clock boat. More convenient than that. Between visiting the abbey/fortress, the radio museum, the walk to the cemetery, the church, just strolling through the avenues of the historic center, saying that there is nothing to do in San Nicola is not entirely true. But anyway, are we sure that not having anything to do once in a while is really that bad? The apartments: not very large, but definitely sufficient and well-equipped: new furniture and appliances. There were three of us and we were very comfortable. In the evening, eating outside in front of the house, on the main street, is fabulous. Breakfast in the morning with people passing by and greeting you. As the advertisement says, it's priceless. The manager: in the house we found everything: spaghetti, sugar, salt, milk, a bottle of wine, water, breakfast biscuits. Where do you find someone like him who tells you: 'oh no, when you run out of wine you don't have to go buy it, you have to tell me and I'll bring it to you, it's organic' and then he didn't even want us to pay for a bottle. Someone who, as soon as you arrive, you tell him that the fridge is not working and after half an hour, no more, someone knocks on your door: 'Nicola sent me' and he fixes the fridge for you. Finally, a gem: on July 14th, my wife and I celebrated our thirtieth wedding anniversary. Nicola came to know about it and what does he do? At four in the afternoon we were on a beach and he arrives with a dinghy, jumps ashore and pulls out a bottle of Muller Thurgau, glasses, and we toast with him and some friends who were on the beach with us, it was touching! In short, go there.
stayed from 07/11/2015 to 07/25/2015