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Board: Etruria
Topic: Etruscany: Travels Through the Ancient World 
Topic Editor: Camitlnas Tullius
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Message: travels through Etruria
Author: musician - tanaquil Lupus 
Date: Nov 15, 2000 17:52
      Avete, tutti! 

      Camitlnas has suggested that I tell more about my travels in the Etruscan 
      world.  I don't have the time right now (deadline to meet--I'm a 
      free-lancer in the mundane world), but I wanted to get this topic started. 


      In coming days I want to talk about the cities of today that were once 
      Etruscan, museums with Etruscan content, Etruscan archaelogical sites & 
      even aspects of the present-day world.  For example, San Gimignano is not 
      an Etruscan city, but it's on Etruscan territory, it's fairly central for 
      a traveler--and the youth hostel has stunningly good coffee, as well as 
      Vernaccia di San Gimigano by the glass, nice after a long day of 
      archaeotourism (one brand is called Etrusco).  Cortona has a wine bar 
      called Fufluns and an impressive Etruscan Museum. The proprietor of a tiny 
      restaurant in Orvieto discovered an Etruscan well under his restaurant.  
      He stores his wines down there and has a glass plate on the floor so 
      customers can look down into it. 

      OK--more to follow.  And put in your two cents too! 

      Valete!    








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