Giulia Laddago

Places

Eremito: the ultimate luxury of relaxation

Ginosa, a town of shrewd condottieri and pensive olive trees

The Castle of Agazzano and the ghost of Count Buso

Castell’Arquato, conflicts and beauty

Palazzo Vescovile in Todi: a gem at the heart of Umbria

The mysteries of Catania’s Elephant statue

Pacentro: restless souls and flavorful food

Layers of memory and history at Rhinoceros and The Rooms of Rome

The Temple of Saint Emidio at the Grottoes and the bishop’s miracle

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Crafts

Tirelli Costumi: the history of cinema in the pleats and seams of a dress

Tipografia Portoghese: stopping time to focus on the future

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

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Art

Cities and towns by Benvenuto Disertori

Baroque by Caravaggio at the Capodimonte Museum

Canova and antiquity: Naples beams a light on the artist’s genius

The Sola Busca Tarots: the oldest tarots in the world

Alberonero: the shape of color

Markus Brunetti: the silence in churches

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

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Design

The Fiat 1100C Spider Car by Pietro Frua

Turin and Gianduja’s Carnival

In homage to Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019)

The Design Museum: creativity and excellence by design

A kissing masquerade by Luigi Scattina

The Ape Calessino and Italy’s rebirth

Bicycles by Osvaldo Ballerio

Piedmont in the eyes of ski-loving illustrators

The Fiat-Stanguellini 1200 Spider America: lost and found again

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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

Images from Sardinia’s Carnival

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

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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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