In Pompeii, serpents decorated household shrines, kitchens, shops, crossroads, and public temples. In these places, snakes are not scary or evil; quite the opposite, snakes are guardian deities and “bringers of abundance.”
Read more…Tips for Venice
Tips for Venice with kids – Arrival, day tickets for waterbuses, timed entrance for St. Mark’s Basilica, exploring the city how to avoid getting lost, disadvantages of strollers, self-service laundromat, best family hotels and apartment rentals.
Read more…Sorrento: Where to stay visiting Pompeii
Planning a trip to Pompeii or the Amalfi Coast in Italy, Sorrento is our choice for where to stay. It’s convenient from Naples on the Circumvesuiana commuter train, or a speedy boat ride on the Bay of Naples.
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Tips for Rome – Getting around, museum hours, convenience stores, best family hotels and apartment rentals, fun food and where to find the Colosseum, St Peter’s, Pantheon and Bocca della Verita in bread.
Read more…Leonardo da Vinci’s Inventions
Leonardo da Vinci is famous for his paintings, but he was also a genius inventor. Visit museums in Italy and France to see Leonardo da Vinci’s designs created in exact models, some life-size.
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