Todi, atop its craggy hill, with all its churches, its labyrinth of medieval streets and its history dating back more than 2,000 years to the Etruscans, is a tranquil jewel of a town, not heavily touristed.
Martha McPhee-who returned to Italy to study the language and culture she fell in love with as a teenager-explores the Roman ruins at Carsulae, an archaeological site in the province of Terni.
Cascata delle Marmore, the highest man-made waterfall in Europe, constructed by the Romans to release the stagnant water they believed was the cause of disease.
