Giulia Laddago

Places

Palazzo Pisani and Venice’s Conservatory

The imposing Tower of Velate

The harbor of Stifone, near Narni, and the chronicles by C.S. Lewis

Drink Kong: in “instinct bar” in Rome

Wine, music and the Middle Ages in Monforte d’Alba

Palm Suite: eclectic luxury just a stone’s throw from the Colosseum

The Church of Santi Filippo e Giacomo: the Silk Road runs through Naples

The Villa of Pollius Felix, protected by the gods

Illusion and reality at the Gallery of Antiquity in Sabbioneta

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Crafts

Stamperia Tassotti: putting history and tradition on paper

Tirelli Costumi: the history of cinema in the pleats and seams of a dress

Tipografia Portoghese: stopping time to focus on the future

Patrizia Fabri and Antica Manifattura Cappelli

Mario Berta Battiloro’s Venetian splendor

Glories of the past in Antonia Sautter’s imaginative world

The Color Library at the Orsoni Glassworks

Castagnari accordions and Leopardi’s music

Gipsoteca Fumagalli e Dossi: the art of learning by imitation

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Art

“The Rule of Dreams” at Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice

Valeria Merlini and Daniela Storti’s “performance restoration”

Magnificent illusions at the Trinità dei Monti Convent

The Lodovico Pogliaghi House Museum: turning a home into a total work of art

Boldini, fashion and the cosmopolitan élite of the Belle Époque

Verrocchio: Florence celebrates Leonardo’s teacher

Cities and towns by Benvenuto Disertori

Baroque by Caravaggio at the Capodimonte Museum

Canova and antiquity: Naples beams a light on the artist’s genius

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Design

Scaglietti’s Ferrari 121 LM, a beauty with no victories

Mitelli, the artist who dreamed of the alphabet

The Fiat 1100C Spider Car by Pietro Frua

Turin and Gianduja’s Carnival

In homage to Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019)

The Design Museum: creativity and excellence by design

A kissing masquerade by Luigi Scattina

The Ape Calessino and Italy’s rebirth

Bicycles by Osvaldo Ballerio

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Flavors

Retrobottega: the aesthetics of flavor and strong bonds with the earth

Enoteca La Torre: close your eyes and let flavor and elegance lead you

Contatto Experience: flavor you can touch

Five historical cafés loved by artists and intellectuals

Bottone: a piece of Sicily in Milan

Panettoni by Giovanni Cova & Co. pay homage to masters of music

Antica Dolceria Bonajuto: chocolate, Mexico, and joy

Baci from Alassio and D’Annunzio’s gallantry

The newfound history of Gran Caffè Quadri

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Traditions

Images from Sardinia’s Carnival

Spezieria all’Ercole d’Oro: a gem between Venice’s calli

Patrizia Fabri and Antica Manifattura Cappelli

Glories of the past in Antonia Sautter’s imaginative world

The Color Library at the Orsoni Glassworks

Five historical cafés loved by artists and intellectuals

In awe of hard work: De Cagna light installations

Palio del Golfo in La Spezia: let the race begin

The Cavalcata Sarda: Sardinia’s traditions parade through Sassari

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Events

Fortunato Depero. From the futurist dream to the advertising sign. An exhibition in Lucca

The scream of pain of “The Trojan Women” echoes in Stefano Boeri’s “Dead Forest”

The South’s Renaissance: an exhibition in Matera

2019: a year to celebrate Leonardo’s world

Romanticism on show in Milan

The Alba White Truffle International Festival

The surreal, fantastic Jacovitti is on show in Aosta

La Vendemmia in Rome: luxury, great wines and Made-in-Italy excellence

Michelangelo’s “Moses” shines once again

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