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THE SUBLIME AND THE HORRID
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.
The Monreale Cathedral (Palermo): a Norman and Byzantine Treasure
Monreale Cathedral: a Medieval Treasure of Norman Architecture and Byzantine Mosaics
The Introvert Traveler
4 days ago8 min read
The Temple of Abu Simbel: Monumentality and Awe
The Temple of Abu Simbel — because, evidently, the pyramids were not enough for the ancient Egyptians.
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Feb 717 min read
The Hagia Sophia Basilica in Istanbul (Turkey)
The Hagia Sophia Basilica in Istanbul: history, architecture, and visiting experience
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Feb 410 min read
Tips for visiting the Herculaneum excavations.
Tips for visiting the Herculaneum excavations. Everything you need to know: the city’s history, the eruption, the main sites, and logistics.
The Introvert Traveler
Jan 2410 min read
Everything you need to know about visiting Pompeii
The definitive guide to the Pompeii excavations. Non plus ultra ibis.
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Jan 2122 min read
The Pyramids of Giza: The Geometry of Time
Discover the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx as you’ve never seen them: history, construction, mysteries, and the real experience before eternity in stone.
The Introvert Traveler
Oct 8, 202522 min read
The Municipal Library and the Archiginnasio Palace (Bologna). History on the walls.
The Archiginnasio Palace in Bologna: from the historic seat of the world’s first university to a renowned center of learning and excellence as a library.
The Introvert Traveler
May 23, 20257 min read
The National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia (Rome): A Journey into Etruscan Civilization
Visit to the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, main artworks, building description, review
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Mar 8, 20257 min read
The Assyrians, Diving and the Pneumatic Vacuum of Goatskin and Brains
Did the Assyrians really invent scuba diving?
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Sep 13, 20245 min read
Agrigento, Selinunte, Segesta (Sicily). Travel notes from the Valley of the Temples.
Travel blog: Agrigento, Selinunte, Segesta (Sicily, Italy)
The Introvert Traveler
Dec 30, 20218 min read
Abbey of San Galgano & Open-Air Cathedrals: Tuscany’s Most Enchanting Ruins
The Abbey of San Galgano, an enchanting open air medieval cathedral lost in the Tuscan countryside
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Jun 7, 20213 min read
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