Angela
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- Ethnic group
- Italian
I love Italy. I left my heart there so I have to go back and claim it, it's probably at the baggage claim in Fiumicino. I've been to Milan, Turin, Verona, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples, Sorrento, Almalfi/Maiori and Campobasso. My family are from the commune of Ferrazzano of Campobasso, though, I am from NY. Molise has a very interesting history with the Samnites and Lombards. I really hope there will be more studies on Samnite culture. I hear a lot of negative things about Naples and the south generally speaking but I must say that Naples and the people from the mezzogiorno are some of the nicest and beautiful I've met. Naples is a jungle for sure, but it gets a bad rap. I like it's attitude and chaos. I can't say any city is overrated in Italy simply because I come from a small town that has the aesthetic beauty of an abandoned warehouse and charm of a cold sore.
Next time, give Liguria a try, Auld Reekie. (What does that name mean, btw?) There are the beautiful resort towns like Portofino and Santa Margherita, and the Cinque Terre, and Lerici as well, but you should visit Genova too, especially if you can appreciate the sometimes raffish charm of port cities. Genova is as unique in its way as Venezia.
The lakes, especially Como, are also beautiful, and you could spend a month and more just exploring the towns of Toscana and Umbria.
You'll thank me for it, everyone always does...