cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2652265

Me and some friends are leaving in a month's time, maybe two.

Give me suggestions down below. I'm asking on Discord, Twitter, etc.

  • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    tuscany bad, it's a fuckin manicured tourist trap

    south italy is where it's at: dirty, hot, poor, brown, olive oil not butter

      • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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        6 months ago

        i mean it's beautiful and you'll probably love it but i used to work in south italy so it feels super fake and touristy in comparison

        in tuscany everyone you'll see will be a rich middle aged tourist; go to the toe, sole or heel of the boot and everyone you see will be a real working class italian or a scabby cat

          • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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            6 months ago

            sicily's definitely real, whole bay of naples area is tight, anywhere in the mountains will be super nice

            i used to work in pompeii, you should spend several days there and in herculaneum and other regional sites

            learn a little italian though, people speak less english south of florence and venice

            • Pluto [he/him, he/him]
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              6 months ago

              List the regional sites in Pompeii for me, plox.

              And the bay of Naples area is great? Okay, I'll check out the bay then...

              • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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                6 months ago

                the villa of the mysteries is walking distance from pompeii and has secret rooms where a cult tripped balls to commune with dionysus

                paestum's cool, just a big open field full of giant temples

                do not miss the naples museum, that's where a lot of the best shit from pompeii/herculaneum went

                  • coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
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                    6 months ago

                    Visit the Secret Cabinet

                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Museum,_Naples

                    it's where they put all the erotic art from pompeii, in the 19th century to be admitted you had to be a married man with a letter from your priest attesting to your morality