Paraggio e Peruzzini

Places

Vendicari’s Nature Reserve

The Catacombs of Domitilla open after restoration

The Contarini Staircase, a paradisiac view of Venice

The Renaissance from the Orient, at the Castle of Sammezzano

Napoleon and the Volterraio Fortress

Alberto Sordi’s home and masterpieces

The Giusti Grotto: underground therapy

The beautiful white Masseria Moroseta

Sinatra’s Open Gallery and De Sica’s last movie

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Crafts

Giovanni Baccani: Italian heritage and a passion for tradition

Atelier Longhi’s great designers

Italian Stories: Bertram Safferling’s Atelier of the Pipe

Fabscarte, handmade beauty

Italian Stories: Leonardo Laino’s beautiful mosaics

Italian Stories: Linda’s passion for ceramics

Type lives on at Archivio Tipografico in Valdocco

Italian Stories: Eugenio Ligato, inside the workshop of a luthier

Italian Stories: Luigi di Guglielmo, wood designer

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Art

RespirArt: breath is sculpture

Lodi’s Vegetable Cathedral

Pompeii by August Mau: a matter of style

David and Bernini’s mirror

Canova’s Cupid and Psyche at the Hermitage

Bruno Gambone and daily earth

Lina Cavalieri and the most beautiful kiss in the world

The virtuoso tangle of “Release from Deception”

The jesters and buffoons in Tiepolo’s “Scherzi”

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Design

The Giulia Sprint Speciale Coupé, more than just a car

The elegance of shoe polish

Italy’s clear, sweet fresh mineral water

Palm trees on Sanremo’s luggage labels

Mille Miglia’s anniversaries and posters

A new beginning for the Alfa Romeo GTZ

The “Bigrigio”: the last of the rotary phones

Depero and “La Rivista illustrata del Popolo d’Italia”

The Fiat 500 Ferves Ranger: small-size SUV

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Flavors

Colbert: the art of Italian beauty and taste

Osteria del Castello, design and regional cuisine

Biscottificio Mattei and the cantucci of forgetfulness

“La Bonissima”: Modena’s best

Boccaccesca 2016: a weekend in Certaldo for all good things in life

The “Giovanni Mucci” Confetti Museum in Andria

The Forgotten Fruits Festival and Kiarostami’s mulberry fruits

Podere Cadassa, reign of his majesty the culatello

Romeo Viganotti’s chocolate factory: sweet temptations from Genoa

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Traditions

The infinite petals of the Spello Infiorate

The Festival of Saint Ephysius: from Cagliari to Nora for grace received

The Palio of the Donkeys in Torrita di Siena

Symbols of the past and of the present in the carnival of Satriano

Lucca’s Luminara, a procession towards the Holy Face

The real Venice of the Historical Regatta

The Machine of Saint Rose, a tower of light in Viterbo

The Palio dell’Argentario, where the winds race

Calcio fiorentino, a noble and ancient sport

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Events

The Belle Epoque relives in Treviso at the Salce Collection National Museum

Glass masterpieces by Sottsass, showcased in Venice

The Bugatti International Meeting in Sardinia

The Mille Miglia, a ninety-year-old wonder

“Brixia Contemporary”’s ouverture by Mimmo Paladino

Radicepura, a dream in bloom

Irene Kung’s exhibition in Rome. An interview

Pietro Donzelli and the ”Land of no shadows” showcased in Rovigo

Federico Seneca’s exhibition in Perugia

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