Italian Ways | The ways of beauty

Littorine on the Circumetnea:

a journey in heaven on earth

The Circumetnea railroad was laid down in Sicily between 1895 and 1898, to connect Catania and Riposto by going around Mount Etna. Novelist Edmondo De Amicis probably described it best in his “Memories of a Sicilian Journey”, after he travelled … More >

Villa Litta, contemporary art

delight

Villa Menafoglio Litta Panza, near Varese, was built in the 18th century as a “villa di delizia” – meaning a place for pleasure, meant simply for the enjoyment of beauty, in all of its expressions. Two centuries later – and … More >

Roccascalegna,

from legend to cinema

Roccascalegna is a town in the province of Chieti, in Abruzzo. The first record of its existence dates back to the 12th century: it was a Langobardic outpost, before falling under the rule of the Franks, Normans, Angevins, House of … More >

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INTERVIEW WITH ALESSANDRO MASI, GENERAL SECRETARY

OF SOCIETÀ DANTE ALIGHIERI

Italy is everywhere. It is in Tunisia, Thailand, China, India, the Americas, Cyprus, Zimbabwe… an endless list of countries that Italy has reached also thanks to Società Dante Alighieri. Since its foundation – in 1889, by a group of intellectuals … More >

Principessa Emily Doria Pamphilj, scultura, 1920 ca. Marmo bianco patinato su base di bardiglio. Replica dell’opera in marmo, 1904, Roma, Galleria Doria Pamphilj

The Pietro Canonica Museum

in Rome

During the Great War, Pietro Canonica saw the collapse of the world he had learned to count on: aristocracy. Born in Moncalieri, in the province of Turin, in 1869, before the war he had added artistic beauty to the most … More >

Vincent Brunetti, art for

the children at heart

Before accessing Vincent Brunetti’s home, “Vincent City”, one should first give up the intellectual schemes and structures that weigh all of us down to some degree. Something a child could do without a second thought, but may be need some … More >

Abici: bicycles, Lambrusco

and technology

“Abici Italia” is a play on words (“bici” in Italian means “bikes”) that sounds like the beginning of the Italian alphabet: a name chosen to express the idea of starting from the basics. Starting over doesn’t mean that you look … More >