Gillian Knows Best guide to (some of) the best experiences in Italy

Life is short, do the thing!

I do love a superlative. I will boldly declare something (my lunch, a view, a painting) is amazing or incredible or sensational. I mean come on, the name of this newsletter is Gillian Knows BEST.¹ Some things really are amazing. Like once in a lifetime amazing. Some of the most incredible moments I have had in Italy can probably not be repeated, like the time I spent in the Colosseum just after lockdown was lifted when the only other person I saw was a guard. Or the morning when I lay down on the floor of the Sistine chapel just as dawn broke².

There are so many special experiences in Italy that are accessible to mere mortals. If you know who to ask. Just like that scene in one of my favorite films set in Rome. To learn how to rent a gondola to watch fireworks at midnight, dance in palazzo wearing a Carnevale mask or which cove is the best cove for summertime boat pasta keep reading with a paid subscription