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Fortean Places To Visit In Italy?

Robbrent said:
Just to say Italy is a brilliant country to visit it's very diverse and you are never far away from some important history, I love the South of Italy it's got a more rustic charm to it (and it's cheaper) there are towns in the mountains that look like they are from a chocolate box 100's of them and yet hardly anyone knows about them, the people are friendly as well
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Every time Italy is on tv I watch it.
 
Robbrent said:
I have never been to a country where they take more pride in their food, and rightly so for example Pizza in and around Naples is the finest I have ever eaten
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I would say the Spanish take equal pride in their food - and you're right, the pizza in and around Naples is the best I've ever eaten too.
 
Robbrent said:
I have never been to a country where they take more pride in their food, and rightly so for example Pizza in and around Naples is the finest I have ever eaten
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Arguably the best food in Europe.
 
SimonBurchell said:
I would say the Spanish take equal pride in their food - and you're right, the pizza in and around Naples is the best I've ever eaten too.
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It s at a different level to Spain, it's peculiar to Italy in my experience, for instance outside of the major City's you won't find any ethnic restaurants, I was told by several Italian friends that they consider their cuisine to be the finest in the world so they are not interested in any other (to be fair they are even like that with other regions, they all think their region has the best food) , and don't get them going about Italian food outside of Italy!
 
Robbrent said:
It s at a different level to Spain, it's peculiar to Italy in my experience, for instance outside of the major City's you won't find any ethnic restaurants, I was told by several Italian friends that they consider their cuisine to be the finest in the world so they are not interested in any other (to be fair they are even like that with other regions, they all think their region has the best food) , and don't get them going about Italian food outside of Italy!
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I would say it is the same in Spain with the regional dishes and home cooking - and immense pride in local dishes and the way they cook it, away from tourist restaurants.
 
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How wierd the beloved and i are going to rome on Monday and I agree it’s a beautiful country and the food is amazing. It’s the one place I would go and live
 
Who me said:
How wierd the beloved and i are going to rome on Monday and I agree it’s a beautiful country and the food is amazing. It’s the one place I would go and live
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Report back please. Thanks.
 
There are all sorts of odd places in Rome.

You could, for example, go to Rome to see the Pyramids - or at least one of them: the Pyramid of Gaius Cestius. He was a senior official in the Roman State religion, one of the Epulones, but that didn't stop him from being buried in a pyramid with a rather Egyptian style burial chamber. It's only open twice a month, so you may not be able to get a ticket.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_Cestius

A bit more immediately Fortean is the "Museo delle Anime del Purgatorio" - a collection of artefacts supposedly marked by the hands of souls in Purgatory. It gets mixed reviews on Tripadvisor. But it's a unique idea.

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attr...eo_Delle_Anime_Del_Purgatorio-Rome_Lazio.html

And it's free, or at least it used to be.
 
I certainly will floyd that’s after eating my own body weight in pasta and gelato
 
Who me said:
I certainly will floyd that’s after eating my own body weight in pasta and gelato
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Seriously though, I know some folks on here don't like to 'brag' or appear to be 'showing off' that they've been somewhere, but for those of us who haven't/probably won't ever get to visit these countries, I for one love to hear about them from forum members.
 
Floyd said:
Seriously though, I know some folks on here don't like to 'brag' or appear to be 'showing off' that they've been somewhere, but for those of us who haven't/probably won't ever get to visit these countries, I for one love to hear about them from forum members.
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I never go anywhere abroad.
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I have been to several countries. Italy though, that is a special place. Go if you can.
 
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