Places that count

🌿 The Count's Castle and The Little Prince My great-grandfather Michelangelo and his twin brother Felice left southern Italy at the end of the 19th century. They were barely teenagers, but they knew their future wasn't there. In their homeland, brigands — rebel and armed groups opposing Italian unification — created a constant atmosphere of…

🌿 The Count's Castle and the Little Prince My great-grandfather Michelangelo and his twin brother Felice left southern Italy at the end of the 19th century. They were barely teenagers, but they knew their future didn't lie there. In their homeland, the Brigantes—armed rebel groups that opposed Italian unification—had…

Caligula's Imperial Ships: From Delirium to Conflagration A true story in a place that still holds its mystery. Lake Nemi, hidden among the forests of the Castelli Romani, south of Rome, holds one of the most disconcerting and fascinating stories of the Roman Empire. At its bottom, for centuries, lay two…