Travelling with Italian style and panache

July 30, 2023 • Leave a Comment

We are a week into our holiday on the Italian Adriatic coast, it is interesting to observe how the locals travel around town with such effortless style and panache. It really is very different from the frantic craziness of dodging e-bikes and scooters and the traffic snarl ups back home in South London.

So I decided to set myself a project to photograph as many different types of transport I could find, in and around Cattolica harbour.

Italy is a country famous for high performance sports cars, so I was disappointed to only see one Ferrari, and a classic Fiat X19. So far he only Lamborghini I have seen was on display at Bologna airport. I did also spot a couple of Ducati motorcycles

It seems that two wheels are as popular as four, with three wheelers also having their place. The classic Vespas and Piaggio scooters are very much part of daily life, as are the newer Piaggio MP3, three wheeled scooters. Bicycles are still very popular, but many are now e-bikes and also e-scooters. Electric golf type buggies are also a popular way of getting around.

The three wheeled Piaggio Ape (pronounced Ah-Peh) is a small commercial pickup, and are very common around the harbour. The dotto train is popular tourist attraction, but does not really count as a regular mode of transport.

Being on the coast, sailing boats and motor launches are common place, so no surprises there. What did surprise me was not seeing a single skateboarder, long-boarder, or anyone paddle boarding in the calm sea.

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