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In Foligno, Palazzo Trinci Lauds Nobility
August 2022 | Anne Robichaud
When touring Orvieto, the magnificent Duomo (cathedral) must be the starting point. The facade’s early 14th century marble bas-reliefs by Sienese architect Lorenzo Maitani and assistants, among other masters, are not only splendid adornment to the...
July Sunflower Splendor in Umbria
July 2022 | Anne Robichaud
The cultivation of sunflowers throughout Italy adds a joyful floral frame to the views of the medieval hilltowns. Farmhouses are accented with butter-yellow carpets while rolling yellow fields of sunflowers blend with their green borders.
A...
In Spoleto, Noble Splendor in the Town Library
June 2022 | Anne Robichaud
As you wander the labyrinthine medieval backstreets of Spoleto, you will pass many an imposing noble palazzo. Certainly, the elegant 17th century Palazzo Mauri should be a stop for bird-lovers and ornithologists.
The building was completely...
Flying on a Budget to North Italy
June 2022 | Myra Robinson
Pros and Cons of Bergamo Airport
L’articolo descrive il modo di poter viaggiare nel Nord d’Italia con un budget basso. La scrittrice, Myra Robinson, suggerisce l’aeroporto di Bergamo nelle Dolomiti per arrivare in Italia. Robinson spiega, però,...
When in Rome: Go to Ostia Antica, Rome's Ancient Port
May 2022 | Myra Robinson
Going to Rome is like taking part in a living history lesson. Wherever you go, there are layers of evidence beneath your feet, or crumbling remains of former glory around every corner to remind you that here was a powerful civilized world when the...
The Spanish Quarter of Naples: Where Culture is Salvation
March 2022 | Anne Robichaud
I Quartieri Spagnoli sono una frazione centrale di Napoli. Fu costruito nel diciassettesimo secolo durante il dominio Spagnolo. Le vie piccole hanno dei murales che mostrano la ricca cultura neapolitana. Ci sono murales di personaggi famosi...
Naples’ la Ruota Degli Esposti
January 2022 | Anne Robichaud
When recently in Naples, I was eager to see more of “undiscovered Naples.” Our explorations started at the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata Maggiore.
The Baroque church was built in the 13th century by the Angevins then ruling Naples. In...
Naples’ Santa Chiara Cloister
January 2022 | Anne Robichaud
Queen Sancha of Majorca has certainly left her mark on Naples. Among other structures, she mandated the building of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata and the double-monastic complex of the Basilica di Santa Chiara.
Her husband, King Roberto...
Making Dreams Come True
December 2021 | Remo Faieta
When people think of Italy they think of Rome with its Caesars, Venice with its gondolas, Florence with its arts, Milan with its fashion, Pisa and its Leaning Tower, Cinque Terre, Capri, Amalfi, Pompeii. They think of Christianity with its saints,...
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