Fabio Barilari discovers the dynamic street art that is giving a local perspective to Rome’s creative scene
Ferrari Museum, Maranello: Secret and Unique
A glimpse of some of Ferrari’s most exclusive and secret cars A glimpse of some of Ferrari’s most exclusive and secret cars, Eric Clapton’s was a one-off and another had a production run of just TWO! The Cars SP12EC (2012) : The “EC” stands for guitar maestro Eric Clapton, who ordered this car and loves […]
Teatro Olimpico – A Palladian Masterpiece
Palladio’s Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza is nothing short of spectacular: Palladio’s Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza is a masterpiece! Imagine a Roman style amphitheatre that’s been transplanted indoors, a Roman theatre stage with a Porta regia (triumphal arch) and trompe l’oeil street views that give the illusion of looking down the streets of a city from […]
Carnival Time in Viareggio!
A thought-provoking spectacle of colour, irreverence, satire and entertainment: “Rifiuti da Incubo” which roughly translates as “Nightmare Waste” is supposed to be a comment on the laws that force restaurants to throw away excess food and the taxes and bureaucracy which prevent chefs from being truly creative (photo: Fondazione Carnevale Viareggio) The theatrical splendour of […]
Museo Lamborghini: Home of the Charging Bull
You know you want one, here you can dream: “More than a Museum – an Experience” MUSEO LAMBORGHINI To understand the passion and magic behind the Lamborghini brand, a visit to the Museo Lamborghini is a must-do in Bologna. The Lamborghini Museum is home to a lot more than the Miura, the cars are works […]
Mole Antonelliana – Turin’s Temple of Cinema
Camera, Lights, Action at Turin’s Mole Antonelliana: A mole in Italian is something of monumental proportions. That’s exactly what the Mole Antonelliana in Turin is. This Turin architectural landmark is home to the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin’s National Cinema Museum. At a soaring height of 167.5 metres, it claims to be the tallest museum […]
Milan Cathedral – The Most Iconic Milan Landmark
Milan Cathedral is grand and imposing, an architectural marvel: Milan Cathedral – “So grand, so solemn, so vast! And yet so delicate, so airy, so graceful…” That was how Mark Twain described the Duomo in his travel book “Innocents Abroad”. The cathedral (Duomo di Milano) is one of the top attractions of Milan city. If you […]
Coming Face to Face with Egyptian Mummies, Sphinxes and Pharaohs in Turin
Turin’s Egyptian Museum collection of Ancient Egyptian Artefacts is Impressive: The Egyptian Museum in Turin (Museo Egizio) is located just a few metres from our Piazza Carignano apartment. We walk past the museum everyday, not realizing that contained within the walls of the building is a huge collection of ancient Egyptian treasures. It is in […]
A Night at the Opera – Italian style!
Flamboyant, emotional, dramatic – Italian opera is so unapologetically…Italian! It is surely no coincidence that opera, with its flamboyant, emotional and dramatic style, was born in Italy. Opera is the perfect medium for appreciating the beauty and musicality of the Italian language and there is no shortage of stunning venues where you can take in […]
La Rotonda – An icon of Palladianism
La Rotonda is a representation of Palladio’s ideals of the perfect villa: In the words of Andrea Palladio, the La Rotonda site “is one of the most pleasing and delightful that one could find because it is on top of a small hill which is easy to ascend; on one side it is bathed by the […]
