During lockdown, I reread Mary Beard’s “The Colosseum” and the smashing Ingrid Rowland “From Pompei”. Both are personal favorites from our Insider’s Italy Reading Lists.
Both sent me dreaming of visits to each, and made me yearn for those archeological sites that I love most, and that I long to introduce you to. I have very special guides for you for all of them, and guarantee a particular focus on visiting unusual portions of the sites that most travelers miss (the third tier of the Colosseum, say, or frescoed villas that are off the usual Pompeii route.)
As you enjoy this blog, take out your pad and paper please. Take notes. Let’s include a number of these special places — all off the beaten path — in your next trip.
All of the sites featured here – an antipasto of those we love to share – are either open already or are opening next month. Soon is a very good time to think of visiting them.
You’ll find us there too — dancing among the poppies, and investigating for you.
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Marjorie’s Italy Blog comes to you from Italy and is a regular feature written for curious, independent Italy lovers. It is enjoyed both by current travelers and armchair adventurers.