ART & ARCHITECTURE
What keeps me impressed the most about Italy, and more in particular about Milan, is the interest and the great attention that people pay here to art, architecture and design. These matters are not a part of a business chain (advertise-sell), but rather essential features that deeply rooted into the local culture, into the Italian DNA. Here one should not be a designer or an architect to attend special events and to be updated on a very specific topics.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Unicorns and San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore Church in Milan, known as the Milan’s Sistine Chapel
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.
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.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Driving on the road to Bugano village, very close to Vicenza in the heart of Veneto region, the red colored villa built at the end of the XVII century appears suddenly surrounded by the green vineyards and hills.
YOGA IN ITALY
When I went on my first yoga retreat, in Tuscany, I had no idea it would lead to what was essentially a new life. I had been practicing yoga for several years but not seriously—I used a DVD at home, no substitute for classes. My sister was a certified instructor, and after much persuasion I agreed to a weeklong retreat with her own instructor.
MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL
In every little town or village of Italy you’ll happen to be this year, you may find yourself part of a lucky audience about to witness the celebration of some unique tradition, whose origins go way back in time, and are reminiscent of a past that Italy still wants to celebrate and keep alive.
TUSCANY’S HIDDEN JEM
Located on a hill just over 300 meters, Castiglion Fiorentino offers you a relaxing view: from its squares and terraces, the sight of the landscape of ‘Val di Chiana’ disappears toward the horizon. The small village had already evolved during Etruscan times since the VI century B.C., but it was not until the Roman Empire that the area became more prominent.