Where I'm going and for How Long

Although I still haven't bought any tickets yet, I've started to narrow down where I'll be going this summer, as well as when.  I'll update again when things are more set in stone, but at the moment I'm planning on leaving around the last week of June, and returning in the first week of August.  The tentative plan is to:

• Spend about 4 days in Istanbul, Turkey.  This is primarily to acquaint myself with Byzantine art and architecture, so that I'll be able to notice its influence more readily.  Plus, it's Istanbul: how could I not go there?  After that, I'll be going to Italy for the remainder of the trip.
• About 3 days in Ravenna
• About 4 days in Rome
• For the remainder of the trip I'll be in Southern Italy.  I'm planning to go to cities such as Naples, Salerno, Amalfi, Benevento, Bari, Brindisi, Otranto, Taranto, Catanzaro, Reggio Calabria, and Palermo.

 For the most part I'll be in these cities for no more than 2 days, and in most cases only 1.  At least that's what I'm thinking at the moment; I may change my mind and go to far fewer places, but spend more time in each one, maybe taking some side trips to nearby villages.  Like I said, when I have more things nailed down (and when I've spoken with my adviser about my plans in greater detail), I'll update with an actual itinerary.