Tag: Campania

  • Procida From Above

    A view of pastel Procida from the mountain ridge above town.

  • Ancient Greek Temples and Mozzarella di Bufala in Paestum

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    If you tell a Roman that you are going Paestum for the weekend, invariably he or she will tell you: “Make sure you pick up some mozzarella di bufala.” Paestum and Its Greek Roots and Ruins Paestum is a sight to see without the culinary pit stop. A city known as “Poseidonia” when it was part…

    Paestum Temple
  • How to Spend One Year in Italy

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    How do you spend one year in Italy? Here’s a month-by-month, personal account of my first year living and traveling in Italy.

    Amalfi
  • Italy’s A3 Autostrada Near Completion 50 Years After Project Began

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    It’s been called the “shame of Italy” and for good reason. The A3 autostrada, a 443km highway that is to connect Salerno to Reggio Calabria, has been under construction since 1966. Faulty construction and mafia meddling by both the Camorra and ‘Ndragheta factions have caused numerous delays during the nearly 50 years since the project…

    A section of Italy's A3 autostrada