After a predictable first romance with Rome, Venice, or Florence, they spend the rest of their lives systematically working their way through the small but wildly varied country, region by region, visit after visit.
The visited Rome, Venice and Florence, before exploring other areas of the country.
The apology shows what a sensitive person you are, while you needn't alter your behavior at all, unless your slaves are doing something unkind to Galileo or that gimpy dog of his.