by Vas Mylko, Roman Bilusiak
After testing France we switched to Italy. New Curiosio was tested on old good Italy, or was it old good Italy on new Curiosio? To ensure the density and quality of points and places in our knowledge graph, to ensure a variety of trip plans and diversity of modification of the plan you like — we took four travel stories and made them interactive.
This time we took our inspiration from Wikivoyage, National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveler, Frommer’s travel stories.
Drive The Path Of Leonardo da Vinci
“Leonardo da Vinci (April 1452 — May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who is widely considered one of the most diversely talented individuals ever to have lived.” Wikipedia.
“The Way of Leonardo, Sentiero di Leonardo or Sentiero di Leonardo da Vinci is an ancient itinerary that begins in Lombardy on Lake Como between Milan and S.Bernardino in Switzerland and continues across Lierna Lake Como. Leonardo da Vinci frequently walked this route. ” Wikivoyage.
“… immersed in the great Lombard mountains on one side and along the shores of Lake Como on the other, can guarantee in any period an exceptional view both on the water surface and on some of the most beautiful alpine reliefs.” Wikivoyage.
What Leonardo did on feet you can do on wheels. Stop wherever you like and walk and hike there. Drive the rest, drift, and enjoy. We made Milan the starting and finishing point and introduced turn back ~50km from the Swiss border.
Roadtripping Amalfi Coast
National Geographic produced an inspiring story Road Trip: Amalfi Coast, Italy. Curiosio made it interactive. There a small town Atrani, with a population below 1000 people. There is a big secret in Atrani. Tune in!
Very probably that Atrani inspired Escher’s famous Relativity. There are numerous Atrani visual works by the artist.
“Escher’s first depiction of Atrani was his early and realistic work Atrani, Coast of Amalfi, a lithograph first printed in August 1931. Although that work is relatively unknown, the image of Atrani recurs several times in Escher’s work, most notably in his much more famous series of Metamorphosis prints: Metamorphosis I, II and III.” Wikipedia.
We made the journey starting and finishing in Salerno. You could change it to Naples if you want. You can make the starting and finishing points different.
Romantic Italian Road Trip
There is catchily named journey by Condé Nast Traveller: A romantic Italian road trip. “Tick off the country’s most sensational destinations with a go-slow road trip from Sicily to Venice via the romantic pitstops of the Amalfi Coast, Tuscany, and Portofino. Get a taste of the good life and the delicious food, see the knockout views and unbeatable historic monuments, and properly get under the skin of each timeless place.” Condé Nast Traveller.
Cultural Trip in Italy
Frommer’s educated travelers for half-a-century. Here is one of their suggested itineraries named Cultural Trip in Italy. It is classics. It is a classical classic of Western culture.
We made it interactive. We flavored it with Atlas Obscura curious places. The starting and finishing point is Florence. Change it if you want. Learn the classics, admire the Renaissance, enjoy the aesthetics.
Follow your curiosity…
