Italy Travels

Matera is built along the edge of a deep ravine, with the Sassi di Matera cascading down the hillside in layers of stone, steps, and narrow paths that rarely run in straight lines.

We were driving across the ankle of the boot now. I had a slightly romantic vision of doing it in one of those iconic little Italian cars.

Napoli is alive. We visited this lively city on a 17-day trip through Italy—one that moved quickly from city streets to coastlines to long days on foot. But it started here.

 Last day in Italy, and it’s a public transportation (metro & bus) strike. On this day we took a Taxi to the Trastevere neighborhood after first visiting Caffe Canova.Caffe CanovaWhat…

The Jewish QuarterAfter havng a coffee by the Fontana delle Tartarughe, we headed into the Jewish quarter. We saw the synagogue then walked along the Teatro di Marcello and Portico di…

Area Sacra Di Largo ArgentinaToday we walked to see cats, that and an archeologically significant area. Largo di Torre Argentina is the old Campus Martius, a publicly owned area of ancient Rome. It…

Yay! Tom got his Caravaggios!! We visited two more churches first then was a ways out from our Borghese gallery tour. We didn’t think we had time to walk back…

Galleria Doria Pamphilj We start the day with a visit to Galleria Doria Pamphilj which has a collection of the family’s art gallery. It is stunning!Close! Buy this is a Caravaggio…

Carvaggi-noBeen in Rome for a day and a half now. We are 0 for 3 getting a look at Caravaggios. First try was at the Basilica Parrocchiale di Santa Maria…