OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Walking on the water with Christo? Sure, and it’s not a joke. This summer Iseo Lake will host a unique installation designed by the Bulgarian-born and New-York-based artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff. Three kilometers of his striking yellow piers will link Sulzano, Montisola and San Paolo Island. It is better you come barefoot. The Italian summer is hot. The path is soft and smooth.
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On January 24, 1884 Claude Monet, a founder of French Impressionist painting, traveled to Dolceacqua to depict charming silhouettes of the Humpback Bridge.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
This place is simply too beautiful to be true. Too charming to be real. And too antique to be still there. Lake Orta and its dreamlike Island San Giulio surrounded by winter mist and ancient mystery is no doubt among Italy’s most picturesque spots.
ART IN MILAN
Did you know that Milan has a church that can easily compete with the famous Sistine Chapel depicted by Michelangelo? Apparently small and humble San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore located in Corso Magenta 13 (only 5 minutes walk from Duomo di Milano) veils perhaps the biggest artistic treasure of the city.
CHRISTMAS IN MILAN
A Stunning 12 meters high Christmas tree decorated with thousands of lights and fineries, and crowned with a precious silver star-shaped tip magically appeared about a week ago in the heart of Milan.
ART & EXHIBITIONS
Recently Hangar Bicocca in Milan has displayed extraordinary works of Madrid born artist Juan Munoz (1953-2001). Hundreds of anonymous human figures filled the dark and suggestive industrial space of the museum. The 15 most important installations signed by the Spanish sculptor brought evocative etudes on anxiety and loneliness issues, interaction games, physiological tricks and optical illusions, and involving spectators into these works of art.
NEWS
Cultural Italy is very pleased and proud to welcome Rising Vacations, a new travel agency specialized in vacations to Europe! Born at the same time of the new British princess, Rising Vacations can be considered a true Royal Baby. In the same way Cultural Italy provides luxury travel service for Italy, Rising Vacations is available for other must-see European destinations.
EXPO 2015
Huge, 5 thousand sq.m big, Germany Pavilion designed by Schmidhuber architects is a landscape rich with ideas on future human nutrition.
