Summer Month: In Italy
On the fifteenth day, a storm came. Not the polite drizzle I knew from home, but a full-throated Italian thunderstorm, purple and furious. I stood on the terrace as the rain came in sheets, soaking me in seconds, and I laughed. The lightning split the sky over the valley, and for a moment, everything was white. Then the thunder rolled across the hills like a long answer to a question I hadn’t asked.
Average highs typically range from 27°C to 35°C (81°F to 95°F) , though heatwaves can push cities like Rome and Florence above 40°C (104°F) . summer month in italy
I packed the next morning. In my bag, a dried sprig of rosemary, a train ticket, and the knowledge that I had not escaped my life but had simply remembered what it felt like to live inside a single day. On the fifteenth day, a storm came