Albania’s dynamic cultural heritage
Back in Albania for meetings about the future of Butrint and to see the excavations along the Trans Adriatic Pipeline project. Butrint is...
Corfu’s iconic Asian Art Museum
Lucky to be in Corfu before crossing to Albania to visit different archaeological projects. I spend my free afternoon visiting old haunts...
San Vincenzo al Volturno (Molise) redux
San Vincenzo al Volturno, the best preserved Carolingian-period monastery in Europe, has new hope. This year the Abbot of Monte Cassino...
Debating the future of Cato's model farm at Pozzilli with Onorevale Patriciello
A member of the Soprintendenza in Molise long ago told me there’s nothing of archaeological importance in the regione. Exactly why this...
Dark Age Water Mills at San Vincenzo al Volturno
Water mills fascinate me. My first solo excavation was of a 17th-century mill in England, a large operation quite different from those we...
The paradox of Gustav Mahler's heritage legacy
Italy is blessed by supreme diversity of landscapes. So, to escape winter winds, Sicily is one answer. To escape Rome’s heat-wave, the...
Remembering Riccardo Francovich
Rocca San Silvestro, Tuscany. Ten years since my friend, Riccardo Francovich died in an accident. His students with funds largely from...
Snails at S. Pietro ad Palazzuolo
Monteverdi Marittimo, Tuscany. I first ate snails at S. Pietro in Palazzuolo in a huge old farmhouse following a torrential downpour. The...
Murder in Matera
I have just read Helene Stapinski’s new book, Murder in Matera. The sub-title tells all: ‘a true story of passion, family, and...
Rome never disappoints. Ever.
LoveItaly’s Tracy Roberts took me to Rome's Colle Oppio, up behind the Colosseum. The new excavations are already legendary, but a visit...
