Only one problem with the campsite – it’s closing this weekend. So we found the only site in the vicinity that appears to be open and moved today. It’s again in a beautiful setting and on the lake shore. We visited the local supermarket this afternoon. Strange how certain foreign names strike one as inappropriate: the supermarket was called UPIM, which to us had the same ring to it as UP YOURS! TESCO sounds positively welcoming by comparison. 
The Roman villa on Tuesday showed how sophisticated life was 2,000 years ago. Items like pottery and jewellery were most intricate and artistically decorated. Walls were highly patterned and the floors mosaic, with underfloor heating in some rooms. No evidence, though, of Roman i-pods (i-Claudius-pods?) or digital TV (perhaps they had some other form of digital entertainment?). The villa is located about 15 miles from our campsite, on the southern shore of the lake, and within the picturesque town of Decenzano.
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