Thursday, January 11, 2018

Itinerary to visit Italy

See also my http://www.javamonamour.org/2012/08/itinerary-to-visit-rome.html

Everybody goes to Venice, Florence, Pompei and Rome, so I will not cover them. But there are many more astounding places in Italy.

Disclaimer: I am an archeology bug, so I like mostly ancient ruins. The most amazing places I have seen in Italy are:

Paestum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paestum - don't miss the museum with amazing frescoes

Agrigento Temple Valley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_dei_Templi , greek stuff, awesome

Cerveteri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerveteri absolutely amazing Etruscan cemetery

Herculaneum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculaneum

Napoli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisi and the islands (Ischia, Capri) and the Vesuvio volcano - beware, Napoli is a bit rough, watch your wallet, same thing in Roma.

Ostia Antica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostia_Antica

Bologna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna with his medieval center and the Towers (no VERY ancient stuff here)

Ravenna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenna the Italian Bisantium

Ferrara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrara rich of middleage history

Verona https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verona with its Arena (roman) and medieval center

Siena and its middle age palaces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siena

Assisi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisi magic atmosphere with white houses and churches

Palermo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo and its main old palaces

I am aware of the beauty of Lucca, Lecce but I was never there.




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