Photo a day - Pork city

Pork products are immensely popular in Italy, and certain towns are known for the high quality of their pork and salumi. The porchetta (roast baby pork) of Nemi and some of its neighboring towns is very well regarded. This shop in Nemi probably reaps the benefits of that fine reputation. Photo taken in February 2010.

Photo a day - Medusa fountain

Drinking fountains abound in Italy, and many are beautiful. Here's one topped with a figure of Medusa. It's in Nemi, one of the towns outside of Rome collectively known as the Castelli Romani. We went there in February 2010.