Surprisingly pleasant, vibrant & picturesque. Como
Como, which sits at one of the lake's three ends, is a large town, which surprised me with its old t...
Foligno-my 9th Report on Via Flaminia
The Rough Tour Guide to Italy says "Foligno is a lull, because it's a large modern town and fat in e...
Terni-My 4th Report on Via Flaminia
Terni has an very ancient Roman name, Interamna, meaning " in between two rivers", which explictly a...
From Ruskin to Casanova, to me!
The age of Carnival brought decadence to Venice and this was epitomized by Casanova – the most fam...
Three Tuscan cities; Lucca, Firenze and Pisa.
OK – it may shock or horrify but, if I had to pick just one of them to see again, it would be Lucc...
Venice the Queen of the Adriatic
Many members of the GLOBOsapiens have already written about this unique city. I tried to look at it...
The city of Pontifex Maximus
First of all, let me explain my cryptic title. The Pontifex Maximus refers to the highest priest of...
When in Rome
Rome is one of the most spectacular cities I've visited. Historic, romantic, beautiful, confronting...
Looking for Etruscans in Lazio
Yes, I did realise the Etruscans had all died a long time ago, as their civilisation was pre-Roman,...
Tivoli – retreat for the wealthy
In fact this report only deals with two of Tivoli’s villas, the villa Adriana and the Villa d’Es...
