About
TheIntroverTraveler
The Sublime and the Horrid
Why TheIntroverTraveler?
The name sets the mood for everything you'll find here. I am, genuinely, an introvert — and I love to travel, when life allows it. Being an introvert reshapes the way I see the world and the things I care about. You won't find recommendations for the most Instagrammable destination, the loudest club in Ibiza, or the steepest ski track in Europe. What you will find is quiet places, slow travel, art, photography, books, and the kind of thoughtful — some would say overthinking — perspective that introverts tend to bring to everything.
A politically incorrect blog about travel, diving, art, photography, food, books, and other things that make life wonderful — or terrible. Cool photos, some bad videos, and a lot of presumptuous and inconclusive words.
Italy, Art, and a Structural Advantage
Did I mention I'm an art lover? Well, I'm Italian — and being an art lover born in Italy is a bit like being a surf enthusiast born in Hawaii. Lucky, in a word. This blog has many posts about Italy and art, for two reasons: first, I can't always travel as often as I'd like, so Italy keeps the blog alive between trips; second, I genuinely know a thing or two about it and want to share that with the world.
Ninety-nine percent of what you find online about Italy is Venice-city-of-love, the Sistine Chapel, and pizza. There is so much more than that. Hidden gems, off-the-beaten-path places, works of art that most tourists walk past without a second glance. This blog is for people who are not easily satisfied by a shallow scratch of the surface.
Writing about Italy for a global audience means writing in English. My English is functional, though sometimes I may sound like Joe Pesci in a Scorsese film. You've been warned.
Underwater, Too
Travel isn't only about art and architecture. I'm also a scuba diver, and some of the most extraordinary things I've ever seen were below the surface — in the Red Sea, in the Mediterranean, in places where the silence is total and the light does things it can't do anywhere else. You'll find those stories here as well.
ArtAtlas
For a while now I've been working on something that grew out of this blog: ArtAtlas, an interactive itinerary engine for art lovers who travel. The idea is simple — you choose a city, and ArtAtlas builds a curated route through its museums, churches, and hidden corners, based on what's actually worth seeing and not just what's famous.
It's the tool I always wished existed when I arrived in a new city with a free afternoon and too many options. Still growing, still evolving — but already useful.
Explore ArtAtlas →