Giulia Laddago

Places

Montemerano, a medieval town at the heart of Maremma

The Sansevero Chapel: art, legends and esoteric symbols

The San Martino Charterhouse: wonder of the Gulf of Naples

The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia in Palestrina

Dreamy atmosphere at the Tenuta Mosé Charming House Relais

The Staffarda Abbey: Piedmont’s crown jewel

The Dinosaur House in Baratti

The queen of Italian cuisine, at the Pasta Museum

Chapter Hotel: industrial details for New York’s vibe

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Crafts

Archivio Rubelli: the history of Made in Italy interiors in the world

Modateca Deanna: a historical and technical archive. Style lives here

Kartaruga and the fascinating history of Venetian masks

Stamperia Tassotti: putting history and tradition on paper

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

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Art

A must-see exhibition dedicated to Andrea Mantegna, at Turin’s Palazzo Madama

The “suspended” beauty of Massimo Colonna’s art

Gianni Berengo Gardin tells the story of his Eternal City

Giacometti’s time from Chagall to Kandinsky. Masterpieces from the Maeght Foundation

Canova’s eternal beauty – an exhibition in Rome

“Lombroso’s 1000 faces”: criminal anthropology and physiognomy on show in Turin

Luisa Casati: “as elusive as a shadow in Hades”

Roberto Ferri’s masterful eye

Eolo Perfido’s art takes us behind the mask, at Clownville

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Design

Touching beauty with Maria Montessori and Bruno Munari

PalermoUno: “please touch and take me with you”

Scaglietti’s Ferrari 121 LM, a beauty with no victories

Mitelli, the artist who dreamed of the alphabet

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

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Flavors

The sea’s endless inspiration is served, at Pacifico in Milan

The Camparino: the iconic venue of Milan’s aperitivo

San Gimignano’s red gold

Reserva: a taste of South America in Rome

Per Me – Giulio Terrinoni: minimalistic elegance and eclectic taste

Retrobottega: the aesthetics of flavor and strong bonds with the earth

Enoteca La Torre: close your eyes and let flavor and elegance lead you

Contatto Experience: flavor you can touch

Five historical cafés loved by artists and intellectuals

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Traditions

Sicilian Moor heads: a legend of universal love

The “Fiaccole” in Abbadia San Salvatore: a ritual of fire to light up Christmas

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

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Events

Rome dedicates a great exhibition to Raffaello Sanzio

Carosello: a milestone in the history of communication

De Chirico at Palazzo Reale

The Venice Glass Week

Aldo Rossi at Palazzo della Ragione

Earth and gold by Fontana, at Galleria Borghese

One hundred years of fine jewelry: Bvlgari’s heritage sparkles in Rome

Travel to ancient Rome, today

Fortunato Depero. From the futurist dream to the advertising sign. An exhibition in Lucca

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