Cultural Italy Blog: Art, Coffee & Love
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Anywhere you go in Italy, don’t forget to explore small towns around. ... I am convinced, small borgos with no tourists and guides around, often hidden from non-expert travelers, are the best and the most authentic experience one could ever have in Italy.
ART & EXHIBITIONS
"Van Gogh: L’uomo e la terra” (Man and the Earth) will run through March 8th 2015 at the Palazzo Reale in Milan.
ART EXHIBIT
Expo Gate is a new temporary architecture in the heart of Milan. It was officially open on May, 11 of this year and it will be disassembled in November of the next year, once Expo 2015 is ended.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
One of the best occasions to visit Ovada is its Fest of Wine and Truffles. Ovada is a small town near Genova. Only 11,714 people live there. But as any small borgo of Italy, Ovada is rich with its culture, architecture and gastronomic tradition.
CUISINE & DESIGN
Italy is the home town for food. Olive oil, wine, cheese, truffles, pasta... The list of famous Italian specialties is almost infinite. No surprise. This fertile land touched by the Mediterranean sea and warmed up by the hot southern sun is rich enough to make people from all over the world quite addicted by its local delicacies.
ART & ARCHITECTURE
“Vertical Forest” residence: a new ecosystem in the heart of Milan