Etruscan Italy - a self-guided tour

Part of the Etruscan temple reconstruction
on the grounds at Villa Guilia in Rome 

Discovered an interesting 7-10 day "Tour of Etruscan Italy" in the new DK EyeWitness Guide Italy (2016, page 17). Enjoyed reading it, following the itinerary.

Beginning in Rome, sites include treasures in the Etruscan Museum of the Vatican and Museo Nazionale Etrusco in the Villa Giulia.

Towns with Etruscan ruins and/or artifacts included the self-directed tour are, in sequence, Cerveteri, Sutri, Tarquinia, Viterbo, Orvieto, Todi, Chiusi, Gubbio, Volterra and San Gimignano.

The tour finishes in Florence at the National Archaeological Museum.

Extent of Etruscan civilization and
the twelve Etruscan League cities.

Other stuff
Etruscan Civilization
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Etruscan museums in Italy

I look forward to visiting some of these sites in my future travels.

New York City: The Meetles

One of my top picks for New York City is The Meetles.

The Meetles are a Beatles and 60's tribute band, playing in Central Park and other spots in the city. Their music is incredibly good, probably better than any paid concert you could go to.

You can read about the day I first stumbled on The Meetles in Central Park - it will give you a good idea why I plan to seek them out on my future NYC visits.

The Meetles play weekends on the subways, and sunny Sundays in the same spot at the 72nd Street entrance to Central Park (across the street from the Dakota, near Strawberry Fields). You can find their schedule on The Meetles Facebook page.

Upon creating 'citytravelbug' as a blog

Me in Paris in 2010

I have long had a personal blog (robertaw.blogspot.com), and have posted my travels there, along with my ongoing daily adventures and musings from my personal life. For more than 4 years now, I have also had the identity of @citytravelbug on Twitter... so I think it's time to give citytravelbug it's own space in the blogosphere.

Will see how it transpires, bug for now I anticipate cross-linking some of my past city-specific blog postings, city travel news, and interesting resources for travelling the world's greatest cities. Stay tuned...

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