Pompeii
Pompeii is one of the most extraordinary archaeological sites in the world—a Roman city frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Before the disaster […]
Monthly Archives: October 2025
Herculaneum
Tucked beneath the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum (Ercolano) offers one of the most intimate and haunting windows into Roman daily life. Unlike its larger neighbour Pompeii, Herculaneum was overwhelmed […]
Capri
Perched like a jewel off the Sorrentine Peninsula, Capri has captivated visitors for over two thousand years. Its history began in earnest under the Romans: Emperor Tiberius made Capri his […]
Sorrento
Just got back from the Bay of Naples, where I enjoyed a week at the excellent hilltop Grand Hotel Aminta, with a fine view of Vesuvius and – if I […]
Midyat – A Living Cultural Mosaic
Midyat, in Turkey’s Mardin Province, sits on a sun-baked plateau overlooking the plains of southeastern Anatolia. As the cultural heart of the Tur Abdin region, Midyat is a living mosaic […]
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