Giulia Laddago

Places

Fornace Penna, a secular basilica by the sea

Villa Gaeta and the Pinetum: beauty classics

The Volterra Picture Gallery, D’Annunzio and Rosso Fiorentino

The Garden of Palm Trees in Gaeta

Castel Porrona, an island of peace

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Crafts

Gipsoteca Fumagalli e Dossi: the art of learning by imitation

Chiara Vigo and the ancient secrets of byssus

Italian Stories: Roberta, the goldsmith artist

Giovanni Baccani: Italian heritage and a passion for tradition

Atelier Longhi’s great designers

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Art

The story-telling façade of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Spoleto

Clérisseau and the fleeting glory of the world

The shameless magnificence of Palermo’s Pretoria Fountain

The Fountain of the Moor: a story of Popes and Tritons

Luca Della Robbia’s Cantorial Pulpits: a dance of praise

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Design

Touring Club Italiano and Pirelli: crossing paths “on the road”

Venice in billboards

The Olivetti Summa 19: the last mechanical calculator

Lucio Venna’s cinema and cars

Easter eggs in advertisement illustrations

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Flavors

Antica Dolceria Bonajuto: chocolate, Mexico, and joy

Baci from Alassio and D’Annunzio’s gallantry

The newfound history of Gran Caffè Quadri

Podere Cadassa, reign of his majesty the culatello

Sophia Loren. In the kitchen with love

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Traditions

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

The streets of Salerno light up with Artists’ Lights

The poetic lightness of the Marineria di Cesenatico nativity

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Events

Design takes center stage, at Como’s Teatro Sociale

Mantua’s Light Art Biennale: light turns into art

Lawrence Beck’s conversation with antiquity

Luigi Ghirri and “Lotus International” on exhibition at Milan’s Triennale

“Manifesta 12” in Palermo

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