In the second of our summer series, a novelist who was once an archaeologist recovers lost bearings on the Via dei Setteponti, an ancient route once trodden by the Etruscans.
The company of the past
On pilgrimage: 2

Detail of a Lombard stone pulpit dating from the eighth century in the church at Gropina.
photo: Alamy/Bildarchiv Monheim GmbH
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