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Italia: Wandering Bergamo

  By Wandering Jana October 18, 2024 October 25, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a city with gorgeous churches, multiple fortifications and view of the Alps.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Milan

  By Wandering Jana October 10, 2024 October 18, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Castles!, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of one of Italy’s largest cities that for some reason I keep going back to.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Pavia

  By Wandering Jana October 4, 2024 October 10, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a former capital city in Italy.  Continue reading

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Italia: Museo di Santa Giulia

  By Wandering Jana September 24, 2024 October 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road

Explorations of a UNESCO world heritage site where the ancient world meets the medieval world and beyond.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Brescia

  By Wandering Jana September 20, 2024 September 24, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

A northern Italian city with ancient ruins, a UNESCO monastic complex, and even a castle!  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Bologna

  By Wandering Jana September 13, 2024 September 21, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a medieval city known for its grand towers, churches, and porticos! Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Ferrara

  By Wandering Jana September 6, 2024 September 13, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore a city so lovely that it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Pistoia

  By Wandering Jana August 30, 2024 September 6, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a gorgeous medieval Tuscan city.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Prato

  By Wandering Jana August 23, 2024 August 30, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a small Tuscan city not far from Florence. Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Arezzo

  By Wandering Jana August 16, 2024 August 23, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a lesser known, but still gorgeous, Tuscan city. Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Perugia

  By Wandering Jana August 9, 2024 August 16, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Modern World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore a hilltop city complete with medieval buildings, churches and gorgeous views.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Assisi

  By Wandering Jana August 2, 2024 September 4, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a city made famous by its saintly son.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Orvieto

  By Wandering Jana July 30, 2024 August 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of an Umbrian city high above the countryside. Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Herculaneum

  By Wandering Jana July 26, 2024 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Italy, Museums, Naples, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of one of the other ancient cities buried by Vesuvius. Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Pompeii

  By Wandering Jana July 17, 2024 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Italy, Museums, Naples, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Ancient streets, ancient ruins and ancient art, explore the famous buried city of Pompeii! Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Naples

  By Wandering Jana July 12, 2024 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Naples, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Another visit to the amazing city of Naples. Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Monopoli

  By Wandering Jana July 2, 2024 July 12, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a gorgeous city on the Adriatic Sea. Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Ostuni

  By Wandering Jana June 28, 2024 July 2, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

 Explorations of Apulia’s White City! Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Alberobello

  By Wandering Jana June 25, 2024 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore the home of the trulli! Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Bari

  By Wandering Jana June 21, 2024 September 4, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Modern World, Museums, Updates from the Road

Explorations of a port city on the Adriatic Sea and the final resting place of Ole St. Nick. Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Lecce

  By Wandering Jana June 14, 2024 June 21, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a Baroque city built in stone.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Altamura

  By Wandering Jana June 3, 2024 June 14, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Modern World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a small Southern Italian city few have heard about.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Matera

  By Wandering Jana May 31, 2024 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a city where people built their houses in caves! Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Scilla

  By Wandering Jana May 28, 2024 May 31, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a small town perched by the edge of the sea.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Messina

  By Wandering Jana May 24, 2024 May 28, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a harbor city where Sicily and mainland Italy meet. Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Catania

  By Wandering Jana May 15, 2024 May 24, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a Baroque city at the foot of Mt. Etna.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Ragusa

  By Wandering Jana May 10, 2024 May 15, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of a Southeastern Sicilian city perched on top of two hills.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Ostia Antica

  By Wandering Jana May 3, 2024 May 10, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Museums, Rome, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of the ruins of Rome’s ancient port! Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Rome, Again, Part 2

  By Wandering Jana April 25, 2024 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, Rome, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

My obsession with Rome is starting to get a bit ridiculous.  Continue reading

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Italia: Wandering Rome, Again

  By Wandering Jana April 17, 2024 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, Rome, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Vatican City, Wandering

A fifth visit to the Eternal City.  Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Piazza San Marco

  By Wandering Jana May 29, 2020 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Venice, Wandering

A trip to Venice would not be complete without a visit to Saint Mark’s Square! Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Acqua Alta

  By Wandering Jana May 22, 2020 September 4, 2024 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Venice, Wandering

High water, canals and explorations of Venice, Italy. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Return to Florence, Part 2

  By Wandering Jana May 15, 2020 September 4, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Florence, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of Florence continue with wonderful gardens, palaces, churches and museums, all the staples of urban tourism. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Return to Florence, Part 1

  By Wandering Jana May 12, 2020 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Florence, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

A return visit to Florence takes me to some of the city’s most beloved sights.  Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Return to Siena

  By Wandering Jana May 8, 2020 September 4, 2024 Blog, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore a wonderful Tuscan city known for its stunning cathedral. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Tivoli

  By Wandering Jana May 1, 2020 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore two villas built over a thousand years apart in this sleepy county town outside of Rome. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Return to Rome, Part 2

  By Wandering Jana April 24, 2020 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Rome, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Churches, churches and more churches, tag along as I explore some of my favorite sights in Rome.  Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Return to Rome, Part 1

  By Wandering Jana April 21, 2020 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Rome, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Returning to explore more of the Eternal City with two days jam packed full of ancient ruins and other awesome sights! Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Royal Palace of Caserta

  By Wandering Jana April 17, 2020 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Museums, Naples, UNESCO, Updates from the Road

Explore the largest royal palace in the world, conveniently located in the suburbs of Naples, Italy. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Return to Naples

  By Wandering Jana April 10, 2020 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, Naples, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Tag along as I return once again to the amazing city of Naples, Italy. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Return to Pompeii

  By Wandering Jana April 3, 2020 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Italy, Museums, Naples, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore the ruins of the world’s most famous buried city! Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Valley of the Temples

  By Wandering Jana March 20, 2020 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Italy, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road

A ridge, rather than a valley, full of wonderful ruins next to a wonderful Sicilian city. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: the Ruins of Selinunte

  By Wandering Jana March 17, 2020 July 12, 2021 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Italy, Museums, Updates from the Road

Explore the amazing ruins of an Ancient Greek city on the southern coast of Sicily. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Cefalù

  By Wandering Jana March 10, 2020 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore an adorable seaside fishing village on Sicily’s northern coast. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Monreale

  By Wandering Jana March 6, 2020 September 4, 2024 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Beautiful mosaics, a stunning cloister, and a majestic cathedral bring pilgrims from around the world to this hillside town outside of Palermo, Italy. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Palermo, Part Two

  By Wandering Jana February 28, 2020 October 26, 2022 Ancient World, Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Further explorations take me through the bustling streets of Palermo.  Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Palermo, Part One

  By Wandering Jana February 25, 2020 September 18, 2023 Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore Palermo, Sicily’s two most amazing attractions! Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Villa Romana del Casale

  By Wandering Jana February 21, 2020 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road

In the middle of Sicily lies the ruins of an Ancient Roman villa filled with amazing mosaics found nowhere else. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Syracuse

  By Wandering Jana February 11, 2020 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore one of Sicily’s most famous and oldest cities. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Noto

  By Wandering Jana February 7, 2020 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, UNESCO, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore a Sicilian city and UNESCO World Heritage site that was given new life after a devastating earthquake. Continue reading