Comments on: Grotto of Tiberius

By: Lesley Fanelli

Lesley Fanelli — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:35:17 +0000

Ian thank you for the great fotos and info on what I believe to be one of the most glorious places in the world.My husband and I have a summer cottage about 20 mins away at La Fiora. We spend a lot of time in Sperlonga & when things get tough (I work in the Middle East), I just visualize that place and something clicks.

By: Isabelle Hunter

Isabelle Hunter — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:57:50 +0000

What a nice surprise to see the story about the Grotto of Tiberius. Back in the 1960s, my future husband and I, along with other expats living in Rome, fell in love with Sperlonga, where we escaped for weekends of camping on the beach and eating at Lo Squallo, a seafood joint right on the sand, halfway between the Grotto and the steps leading up to the village. Eventually, we opened a restaurant in Sperlonga called “La Savana,” with a grape-covered terrace, carved into the cliffs and a view of San Felice Circeo, where – legend has it – Ulysses first met Circe. The restaurant was open from April to October, plus a special Thanksgiving dinner for homesick Americans living in Italy. Your story brought back some wonderful memories! In fact, my husband has devoted a chapter on Sperlonga in his new book, “Memoirs of a Spaghetti Cowboy.”

By: stephanie sarnoff

stephanie sarnoff — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:21:27 +0000

Nice. Got any pictures of people?

By: marianna

marianna — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:46:14 +0000

Thank you for sharing-lovely photos and information.

By: Mary Lou Branson

Mary Lou Branson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:47:11 +0000

What a lovely story, Ian! Thank you for it.