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There is a black and white image that, more than any other, captures the soul of an unrepeatable moment. It is the face of a young woman who emerges from a copy of the Corriere della Sera. Her eyes laugh, her hair is moved by the wind of novelty...

The Renaissance, Italy: the pinnacle of pictorial art. Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael—the artists who best represent this peak. After them, one might say that no one could ever reach such heights of perfection; no artist could invent something...

Venice is the only city in the world where getting lost is the best thing that can happen to you. And yet, most visitors never do. They follow the yellow signs Per San Marco and Per Rialto, cross the same bridges as everyone else, take the same...

I have a confession to make. Of all the regions I travel through for work, Umbria is the one I say yes to fastest. And the reason is not only the landscapes, although they are beautiful. It is the people, and, I admit it, the food. Umbrians have a...

Drive south through Puglia and sooner or later you will see one. It appears at the end of a long, straight road lined with dry-stone walls, surrounded by olive trees so old and twisted they look like sculptures: a cluster of white buildings, a...

Italy is a treasure chest. Venice, in particular, is a hymn to beauty but also to the mastery of the artisan artists who have created this beauty, and who continue to pass on their knowledge of “doing” over the centuries. And nowhere...

“Milan l’è on gran Milan”, “Milan is a great Milan”, goes an old song the Milanese still love to sing, as if their city needed to underline its own greatness. Visitors arrive with a list of things to see, the Duomo, the Last Supper, La Scala; very...

If you think modern perfumery was born in Paris or Grasse, I am about to tell you a story that will completely change your perspective on fragrance history. This story is about Florence. Florence does not just make perfume; Florence is perfume....

There is always a chance to taste Parmigiano Reggiano when we are on a tour, in every part of the country. Yes, because Parmigiano Reggiano is somehow the “national” cheese. Not really in the sense that it is the best, but it is by far the most...