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Umbria
In which I spend a month in the city atop a cliff in the green heart of Italy, experience All Saints' and All Souls' Day, and get snubbed by local cats.
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Venice, Italy
In which I squint my eyes, step back in time, and encounter two smugglers who smell vaguely of pork, a revolutionary publisher, and robed monk with all…
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Tuscany
In which I learn about the Palio of Siena, hide from the rain in Cortona and San Gimigniano and Spoleto and eat more ricciarelli than one would think…
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The Mosaics of Ravenna
In which I learn that Dante is buried in Ravenna, and visit the mosaics that thrilled Gustav Klimt, Carl Jung, and every art history major ever…
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Ferrara, Italy
In which I discover the real Italy, eat unusual bread and visit the tomb of Lucrezia Borgia.
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Verona, Italy
In which I seek out the real-life historical families that may have inspired the Capulets and the Montagues, and get a sense of what Verona may have…
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The Fortuny Museum, Venice
In which I visit the home and studio of the glorious Mariano Fortuny, and secretly wish they would let me move in.
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Florence, Italy
In which I go in search of E.M. Forester's Florence, don't discover it, but decide that the world really is full of beautiful things, if only you know…
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Pompeii, Italy
In which I wander through the streets where archeology was invented, and think about souls past and present.
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