Giulia Laddago

Places

Plato: the philosophy of taste is on the menu

The Room of the Abbess, a hidden gem in Correggio

Mascognaz, snow and starry skies

Casa Carbone: the turn-of-the-century home where time has stopped

Palazzo Scaglia di Verrua and Dumas’s mademoiselle

San Martino al Cimino and Olimpia Maidalchini

Sassolungo and the view Messner conquered

The Civic Temple of Mary the Crowned in Lodi, tears and beauty

Tipografia Portoghese: stopping time to focus on the future

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Crafts

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

Chiara Vigo and the ancient secrets of byssus

Italian Stories: Roberta, the goldsmith artist

Giovanni Baccani: Italian heritage and a passion for tradition

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Art

Theatrum Mundi: Wunderkammer between past and present

Venice’s Museum of Punk – the biggest collection in the world

The Statue of the Nile God: a glimpse of Egypt at the heart of Naples

Farewell to fall with Giovanna Garzoni’s still lifes

Lana Gatto’s vintage posters

Patrizia Fabri and Antica Manifattura Cappelli

Glories of the past in Antonia Sautter’s imaginative world

The Color Library at the Orsoni Glassworks

Giulio Monteverde and the Angel of the Night in Campo Verano

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Design

His Majesty the Panettone, in advertisement posters

Bicycles by Osvaldo Ballerio

Piedmont in the eyes of ski-loving illustrators

Mitelli, the artist who dreamed of the alphabet

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

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

Podere Cadassa, reign of his majesty the culatello

Sophia Loren. In the kitchen with love

Gobino. The exotic taste of perfect chocolate

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Traditions

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

The streets of Salerno light up with Artists’ Lights

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Events

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

The run-up to Saint Ambrose starts with Chiostro in Fiera

Design takes center stage, at Como’s Teatro Sociale

Mantua’s Light Art Biennale: light turns into art

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