Fabulous advice! Today was our first day in Lecce and we went into an antique store. Three hours later, we had been taken to the owner's 2 other warehouses, met a couple from Luxembourg who we had lunch with . . . then we were taken to 2 ancillary exhibits by the owner of a small museum because all we did was go in and buy a book that we'd been waiting to be translated into English for 3 years . . . finally we stopped into a friend's wine bar, only to learn that Stanley Tucci had just left and was filming for his TV show. Nothing planned. Everything gained. I just adore this country and its people!
Grazie! We are in Lecce until 5/13 then we leave to lead a tour up in Verona, Vicenza & Venice. We don’t have a car this time…any chance you can come to Lecce before we leave? L
Thank you! I understand the instinct to want to hit the highlights and see "the best" stuff, but it's an impossible task. Italy is too beautiful to spend the time waiting in line for a museum... or a sandwich while we're at it!
Great advice. Heading to Naples in a couple of weeks and will look for the Museo del Tesoro.
Fabulous advice! Today was our first day in Lecce and we went into an antique store. Three hours later, we had been taken to the owner's 2 other warehouses, met a couple from Luxembourg who we had lunch with . . . then we were taken to 2 ancillary exhibits by the owner of a small museum because all we did was go in and buy a book that we'd been waiting to be translated into English for 3 years . . . finally we stopped into a friend's wine bar, only to learn that Stanley Tucci had just left and was filming for his TV show. Nothing planned. Everything gained. I just adore this country and its people!
I love every word of this, Linda. I leave for Italy on Saturday. Will you be there through May?
Grazie! We are in Lecce until 5/13 then we leave to lead a tour up in Verona, Vicenza & Venice. We don’t have a car this time…any chance you can come to Lecce before we leave? L
This is the BEST advice!
Thank you! I understand the instinct to want to hit the highlights and see "the best" stuff, but it's an impossible task. Italy is too beautiful to spend the time waiting in line for a museum... or a sandwich while we're at it!