Olga Golubeva
Amalfi Coast by Yacht: A One-Day Private Charter
A private yacht charter day on the Amalfi Coast from Rome — speed-boat or 12m motor-yacht from Sorrento, swims at Furore and the Capri grottoes, lunch on board.
Salerno: The Forgotten Royal Court
A private day in Salerno from Rome — the Cathedral of Saint Matthew, the Lombard Arechi Castle, and the medieval Schola Medica Salernitana.
Paestum: Greek Temples Beyond the Tourist Trail
A private day in Paestum from Rome — three intact Greek temples, the archaeological museum, and a buffalo-farm lunch with mozzarella di bufala still warm.
Amalfi Town: The Cathedral Cloister and the Paper Museum
A private morning in Amalfi town from Rome — the Arab-Norman cloister of Sant’Andrea, the Paper Museum and the carta a mano workshop in the Valley of the Mills.
Positano Couture: Boutique Hopping and a Cliffside Lunch
A private fashion-and-lunch day in Positano from Rome — couture-dress boutiques, La Sponda at Le Sirenuse, and an afternoon on the Spiaggia Grande.
Ravello Symphonies: Villa Rufolo & Villa Cimbrone Gardens
A private morning in Ravello from Rome — Villa Rufolo (Wagner’s inspiration for Parsifal), the Terrace of Infinity at Villa Cimbrone, and a summer festival concert.
Capri Private Day: Blue Grotto & Villa San Michele
A private speed-boat day to Capri from Rome — Blue Grotto, Anacapri, Villa San Michele, and lunch at Da Paolino beneath the lemon trees.
Sorrento: The Lemon Coast Before Capri
A private day in Sorrento from Rome: San Francesco cloister, lemon groves, intarsia workshop, and a long lunch in a family trattoria above the bay.
Bracciano: The Volcanic Lake and Its Hidden Caves
Lake Bracciano is most often visited by day-trippers for the Castello Odescalchi and the lakefront lunch. For the traveller in search of the slower, more naturalistic Bracciano — the volcanic caves of the southern shore, the dive sites of the central deep, the sunset cruise on the still lake under the August moon — there … Read more
Nemi: The Sacred Lake Where Caligula’s Pleasure Ships Sleep
Lake Nemi is, for the casual visitor, a quiet volcanic lake known for its wild strawberries and its early-summer Sagra delle Fragole festival. For the archaeologist, the historian of religion, and the traveller drawn to the deeper currents of the Roman past, Nemi is something more interesting: the most important sanctuary of pre-Roman Italy, the … Read more