Where the Cool Kids Are—and Were

Mediterranean hot spots across time, from Seneca the Younger to "Below Deck"

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Escaping to the Med has been a pastime for hipsters and cool kids throughout history. As much of the US shivers, Angela Serratore lets us travel vicariously to hot spot destinations through the ages with some of their most famous visitors.

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Baiae

Wall painting from Stabiae, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons