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.

Photo a day - Parco dei Mostri

Parco dei Mostri is a sculpture garden of monsters in Bomarzo. Photo taken in February 2010.

Photo a day - the Yellowstone of Italy?

Near Naples, there is an area of volcanic activity called Campi Flegrei. Solfatara di Pozzuoli is a dormant volcano there. You can walk around in its shallow crater to see and smell all the fumaroles and bubbling mud pots, which reminded us of Yellowstone National Park. Photo taken in February 2010.

Photo a day - Amalfi

This is the beach at Amalfi in February 2010.

Photo a day - the Tevere

Dusk falls on Rome's river, the Tevere, in December 2009.

Photo a day - looking out

Postcards usually show the outside of Rome's colosseum. Here's a shot from the inside, looking out. Photo taken in December 2009.