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Herculaneum
Herculaneum, ancient city of 4,000–5,000 inhabitants in Campania, Italy. It lay 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Naples, at the western base of Mount Vesuvius, and was destroyed - together with Pompeii and 2 other cities -by the Vesuvius eruption of 79AD WARNING: Contains pics not for the squeamish or faint-hearted.
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Rome
Rome ... this needs no intro, you've all heard of it or been ... thing is, we were meant to be going to Tivoli ...
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San Gimignano & Montepulciano
San Gimignano has managed to preserve its Medieval architecture and its charm and today is with no doubt one of Tuscany's greatest small treasures. The "city of the beautiful towers", as it is often called, has been a recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990.
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Radda in Chianti & Monteriggioni
The Chianti region in Tuscany is truly beautiful but don't ask me about the Chianti.
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Florence
Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto.
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Florence Museums
The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and Caravaggio's Medusa, amongst other masterpieces.
Tales of a Mother-Daughter Gap Year
