In La Spezia, Liguria, spring starts a few days earlier than in the rest of the world. The date is March 16th, to be exact, when thirteen boats – one for each of the municipalities in the province that face the Gulf of the Poets – compete in the stretch… more >
Since 1990, Angela and Massimo Lauro have been cultivating their passions – curating a contemporary art garden on the border between Umbria and Tuscany. They have collected works by some of the most important artists on the Italian and international scenes, ranging from the Post Human group to the Neo-Geo… more >
by Rino Alessi Many theaters in Italy claim to be the smallest in the world, but we believe the record is truly set by the theater inside the Castle of Valvasone (1791), in the province of Pordenone, which alongside the “Gian Giacomo Arrigoni” Old Community Theater in San Vito al… more >
‘Rosa, rosae’ are the nominative and genitive cases of the Latin word for “rose”. While Latin that has been a dead language for centuries, that ancient word has traveled across time and can still be heard in the name of the most beautiful flower of all. Locanda Rosa Rosae is… more >
March 1-9, 2014 are the dates of the twentieth edition of Mercanteinfiera – Parma’s popular modern design, antiques and collectors’ fair. As we write, one thousand exhibitors from all over Europe have already flocked to the city to showcase their precious findings. They put on a wonderful show, spotlighting antique… more >
by Alberto Manodori Sagredo In front of the grand, majestic temple of the Pantheon – converted into the church of Sancta Maria ad Martyres in the Middle Ages – there used to be a fountain with a basin made of porphyry stone (a kind of marble that in antiquity was… more >
Burano is a small island that over the centuries has won the admiration of many great kings and queens. Among others, his majesty Louis XIV, Caterina De’ Medici (who also reigned over France), and Lady Anne Neville (wife of Richard III, King of England) all shared a connection with this… more >
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