Best pizzas we have ever had were in Italy.
We stayed in the south, many, many moons ago, not far from Naples.
Locals always told us it was the volcanic soil that made the locally grown tomatoes taste so good.
I believe them.
We got to Pompeii a few times. I’d love to go back again.
When younger, I wanted to live in Italy, where being near an archaeological site can involve just having a shovel. :^) The Bay of Naples would have been one of my choices, but I’d probably want either an ultralight or a speedboat to make my getaway in case of eruption. :^) Eating the food everyday, I’d probably want the latter, at some point an ultralight wouldn’t help.
Fresco from the House of the Centenary in Pompeii, showing the fertility of the mountain. The reason for the fertility was not understood, or perhaps was, but only after the cities were buried. :^)
Brave robot: “Bacchus is the central figure, surrounded by grapes and a panther, symbolizing his association with wine and fertility. Mount Vesuvius is depicted as a vine-covered slope, reflecting the region’s reputation for wine production. The serpent [is] Agathodaemon, the “good spirit” of vineyards and grain fields... The fresco’s depiction of Vesuvius as a vine-covered slope is consistent with literary sources, including Plutarch and Martial, which describe the mountain’s pre-eruption landscape.”
https://www.worldhistory.org/img/r/p/1500x1500/9694.jpg
(I didn’t even have to try to find the book I have here, uh, somewhere)
