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Home » Posts tagged "italy" (Page 2)

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Wandering Mantua

  By Wandering Jana September 27, 2019 September 4, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Wandering
Piazza Sordello. Mantua, Italy

Explorations of a lovely Northern Italian city full of wonderful palaces and churches. Continue reading

Tagged   cathedral, history, italy, mantova, mantua
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The Catacombs of Naples

  By Wandering Jana September 20, 2019 October 26, 2022 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Museums, Naples
Catacombs of San Gennaro. Naples, Italy

They are grisly, dark and awesome! Check out the Catacombs of Naples! Continue reading

Tagged   ancient rome, archaeology, catacombs, cemeteries, cemetery, history, italy, naples
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Wandering Ravenna

  By Wandering Jana June 21, 2019 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Wandering
Ravenna, Italy

Explorations of a city full of the most wonderful mosaics ever. Seriously, they are awesome. Continue reading

Tagged   italy, ravenna

Emperor Nero’s Villa

  By Wandering Jana March 14, 2019 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Museums, Naples, UNESCO
Villa Poppaea, Oplontis, Italy

Explore a villa once owned by one of Ancient Rome’s most infamous emperors. Continue reading

Tagged   italy, oplontis
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Wandering Rome: the Vatican

  By Wandering Jana January 25, 2019 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Museums, Rome, UNESCO, Vatican City, Wandering
St. Peter's Basilica. Vatican

Explore the immense beauty of Vatican City. Continue reading

Tagged   God Dividing the Waters, history, italy, Last Judgment, Michelangelo, rome, Sistine Chapel, st. peter's basilica, vatican, vatican city
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Wandering Rome: the Museums

  By Wandering Jana December 29, 2018 September 4, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Italy, Museums, Rome, UNESCO, Wandering
Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy

Explorations of my favorite city in the world’s museums.  Continue reading

Tagged   ancient rome, fresco, history, italy, rome
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Wandering Rome: the Churches

  By Wandering Jana November 2, 2018 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Rome, UNESCO, Wandering
Santa Maria in Aracoeli. Rome, Italy

Rome is famous for its churches. These are only a few of many you need to visit.  Continue reading

Tagged   Capitoline Hill, cathedral, fresco, Gesù, history, italy, rome
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Genoa’s Staglieno Cemetery

  By Wandering Jana October 26, 2018 October 28, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Italy, Modern World
Tomb. Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno. Genoa (Genova), Italy

Life-like statues and huge mausoleums, check out the amazing Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno.  Continue reading

Tagged   cemeteries, cemetery, Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno, genoa, genova, history, italy, Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno
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Wandering Rome: the Streets

  By Wandering Jana September 21, 2018 September 4, 2024 Blog, Early Modern World, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Rome, UNESCO, Wandering
The Tiber River . Rome, Italy.

Wander the narrow, winding streets of Rome.  Continue reading

Tagged   italia, italy, rome
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Wandering Rome: the Ancient City

  By Wandering Jana August 31, 2018 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Italy, Rome, UNESCO, Wandering
Roman Forum. Rome, Italy.

Rome is full of ruins from its ancient past. Come explore them with me.  Continue reading

Tagged   italia, italy, rome
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Wandering Pisa: More Than Just a Tower

  By Wandering Jana July 6, 2018 September 4, 2024 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Wandering
Santa Maria Assunta, Leaning Tower. Pisa, Italy.

There is much more to this Tuscan city than its Leaning Tower.  Continue reading

Tagged   ancient rome, archaeology, bath, cathedral, cemeteries, cemetery, fresco, gothic, history, italy, leaning tower of pisa, pisa
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Wandering Verona

  By Wandering Jana May 4, 2018 September 4, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Castles!, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, UNESCO, Verona, Wandering
River Adige and the Ponte Pietra. Verona, Italy.

Explorations of a delightful city in Northern Italy that has been around since Ancient Rome. Continue reading

Tagged   italy, verona
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Baths of Caracalla

  By Wandering Jana November 3, 2017 September 24, 2024 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Museums, Rome, UNESCO
The expansive frigidarium at the Baths of Caracalla.

Take a dip into the past at Rome’s ancient Baths of Caracalla, where Ancient Romans got naked, clean, and well-read. Continue reading

Tagged   italy, rome
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Wandering San Gimignano

  By Wandering Jana July 7, 2017 September 4, 2024 Blog, Castles!, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, UNESCO, Wandering
Piazza della Cisterna, San Gimignano, Italy.

Explorations of a small medieval town in the foothills of Tuscany. Continue reading

Tagged   italy, San Gimignano
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Villa San Marco: A Roman Mega-Mansion

  By Wandering Jana May 25, 2017 February 4, 2025 Ancient World, Blog, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Naples
Villa of San Marco, atrium

In the suburbs of Naples, Italy, lies one of the largest preserved mansions of the ancient world and it’s absolutely huge. Continue reading

Tagged   ancient roman, ancient rome, archaeology, history, house, italy, naples, stabia
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