Pausylipon: Imperial Villa, ancient tunnels and eels
Once upon a time in the 1st century BC, Publius Vedius Pollio, a freedman of modest origins worked his way up the social ladder to become an Equestrian (Knight), economic …
2009 – Naples, Herculaneum and Pompeii
Vesuvius blew on August 24, 79 AD. Pliny the younger saw it all from his boat and wrote that the explosion looked like a giant umbrella pine tree. Today the …
2007 – Naples, Capri and Ischia
Naples is one of the Italian cities we’ve more or less avoided over the years, possibly because of its reputation, which isn’t so good. About 9 years ago we were …
2003 – Paestum, one of the best preserved Greek cities in Italy
Paestum – July 12, 2003 The odometer clicked past the 3000 km mark as we boarded the ferry in Messina, Sicily and headed back to Villa Giovani in Calabria. The A3 …
2000 – Pompeii and Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast
We Flew from Athens to Napoli and picked up a rental car. Even though all necessary car and liability insurance is always included in Italy, we had to sign an …
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