Rita Foldi

Places

Palazzo Invernizzi and Milan’s pink flamingos

Fonte Gaia, Siena, a joyful fountain for art

Tipografia Grifani Donati and the old art of printing

The Castle of Strassoldo, home to war and beauty

Palazzo Vitelli alla Cannoniera and Città di Castello’s Picture Gallery

Isola Comacina, a story of war and surrender

The Village of Chianalea: Little Venice of the South

The Grotto of Poesia, a book set in stone

The Theater of Silence and music

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Crafts

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

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

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Art

Street Alps Festival: murals and mountains

The mysteries of the Piacenza Cathedral on show

“The Galatian Suicide” and Troy’s last night

Arturo Ghergo, photographer to the stars

“Qwalala”, a river of colorful glass

The Baptistery in Pistoia and Saint Ambrose’s octagon

Fornasetti’s quotes at Palazzo Altemps

Portraits by Jacometto Veneziano

When advertisement is the real show: “Pubblicità!”

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Design

Lucio Venna’s cinema and cars

Easter eggs in advertisement illustrations

Munari’s Falkland lamp: genius and stockings

Carnival dinners in poster ads

Mario Borgoni, a great artist with great humility

Turin, capital city of Italian chocolate

His Majesty the Panettone, in advertisement posters

Siata Daina Gran Sport, the little Ferrari

Aleardo Terzi’s intensity

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Flavors

Sophia Loren. In the kitchen with love

Gobino. The exotic taste of perfect chocolate

Bricco del Cucù. Enjoy a dolcetto born between Heaven and Hell

Massimo Bottura’s flavors for Gucci

403030 Lifestyle, the numbers of wellbeing

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

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Traditions

The streets of Salerno light up with Artists’ Lights

The poetic lightness of the Marineria di Cesenatico nativity

Candles for Saint Dominic and the dream of the world’s light

Black and white memories of ice cream carts

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

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Events

Discover the charm of the Horti Farnesiani

Thirty year of fashion that have changed the face of Italy, on show in Milan

The Guttuso Museum in Bagheria reopens

Ancient melodies come back to life at “In Musica”

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

An echo of music resounds in the Dolomites

Glass masterpieces by Sottsass, showcased in Venice

The Bugatti International Meeting in Sardinia

The Mille Miglia, a ninety-year-old wonder

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