For Montalbano's first ever investigation 'on the road', Camilleri created a fictitious town named Bellosguardo (literally translates as 'beautiful view'), near the city of Udine, in the Province of Friuli. This is north-east of Venice, and Udine is only about 20km from the Italian border with Slovenia.
But there really is a town named Bellosguardo, in the south of Italy, and a very long way from Udine. It is in the province of Campania, and south-east of the city of Salerno.
But there really is a town named Bellosguardo, in the south of Italy, and a very long way from Udine. It is in the province of Campania, and south-east of the city of Salerno.