Places
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Palladio’s last days at Villa Barbaro in Maser
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The poetry of the San Gavino Basilica in Porto Torres
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The Casa Rossa in Anacapri: made for idleness
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A different life on Polvese Island
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The beauty and mystery of the Castle of Mussomeli
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Antica Farmacia di Sant’Anna in Genoa, an elixir for body and soul
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The Caroline Aqueduct and Luigi Vanvitelli’s challenge
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A theatrical masterpiece: Sabbioneta’s Teatro all’Antica
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The Sedile, the heart of Lecce’s Gothic Renaissance
Crafts
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Rubinacci: bespoke tailoring in the modern world
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Maiolica Artistiche in Deruta: beauty that grows over time
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Cartoleria dei Fratelli Bonvini in Milan: handwriting is beautiful
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Mario Celestino fine fabric: fashion that is never out of fashion
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Alab’Arte in Volterra: alabaster and poetry
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Laboratorio Giuditta Brozzetti and the music of looms
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SuperDuper hats: passion for shape
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Castagnari accordions and Leopardi’s music
Arts
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Still lifes by Giuseppe Cavalli: photography as art
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Emilio Greco: beauty, portraits, and women
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Barisano da Trani and the door he never signed
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The “Infernal Marathon”: Dante comes to life
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Giuseppe Galli da Bibbiena, an Italian set designer at Vienna’s imperial court
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Long-time friends, Gino Severini and Harlequin
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“The Mother”: a sculpture by Cecioni and a poem by Carducci
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Carlo Fornara: mountain valleys’ light and hues
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The wild Ride of the Gonzagas in Sabbioneta
Icons
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Italy’s monuments on citrus fruit wrappers
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Franco Grignani’s fantastic Penguin covers
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The classy Moretti 1200 Spider by Michelotti
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The Solari Cifra 3 clock and Gino Valle’s philanthropic vision
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The record-hunting Garelli 348cc
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The Voxson Vanguard car stereo: music that goes the extra mile
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Uberto Bonetti and the Viareggio Carnival
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La crème of great coffee: the Marzocco Mondial 2
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The Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta: small details for a great car
Flavors
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The infinite surprises of Italian bread
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Lentils: a great Mediterranean story
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Distilleria Puni: a refuge for life and a new life for whisky
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Marco De Bartoli, Marsala wine, and Aristotle
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A baker’s fine pastries at Pasticceria Venezia
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A bite of Turin: flavor and tradition
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Cantina Tramin: cooperating for Gewürztraminer
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Palermo’s Ideal Caffè Stagnitta: open the door to great coffee
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Pesto, from Genoa to the world
Traditions
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The Sartiglia in Oristano and the man with no identity
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Ivrea’s Carnival and the Battle of the Oranges
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The millenarian Festival of Sant’Orso in Aosta
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Poor people’s gratitude, in Colognora’s Chestnut Museum
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Francesco Londonio’s nativity, and the fragile newborn Jesus
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The Cuciniello Nativity in Naples: a glimpse of Heaven
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The Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte: maiolica and fire
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‘Sas leppas’: Sardinia’s sharpest art
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Rome’s talking statues: the original Facebook and Twitter (second part)
