Visit Verona: an itinerary for those who will stay only 24 hours!

Friday September 2nd, 2016 , Cities of Art

Verona, Ponte Scaligero

VISIT VERONA: an itinerary for those who will stay only 24 hours!

Verona, Italy. Verona is the city of Romeo and Juliet, but also the city of opera and concerts at the Arena di Verona (Verona Arena), and often the location of interesting exhibitions.
I visited Verona several times, and I love visiting it on foot.

It’s a small city, but not too small, old with a romantic heart, and you can visit its most important monuments within 24 hours.
I will suggest you a short itinerary so that you can visit Verona within a day’s time.

Things to see in Treviso: discovering Treviso and its surroundings

Friday August 26th, 2016 , Cities of Art

THINGS TO SEE IN TREVISO: DISCOVERING TREVISO AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Things to see in Treviso. The territory of Treviso and its surroundings is a perfect combination of art, history and nature.
I’ve already suggested you what to do in Treviso, recommending you the places you should visit and see in the most important city of this area.
Now I’ll give you some advice about visiting the surroundings of Treviso, proposing you three special itineraries.

5 things to know about chapel of Sansevero in Naples

Thursday August 18th, 2016 , 5 Things to know, Cities of Art, Museums

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT CHAPEL OF SANSEVERO IN NAPLES

In Naples, near Piazza San Domenico (San Domenico Square), there’s the Chapel of Sansevero.
It is a 16th- century building, completely restored by Prince Raimondo di Sangro during the 18^th century, that houses some marvellous works of art.

5 things to know about the Chapel of Sansevero.

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice: heart and soul

Wednesday August 17th, 2016 , Cities of Art, Museums

THE PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION IN VENICE: A COLLECTION PEGGY BUILT UP WITH ALL HER HEART AND SOUL

When you enter the first room of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection you feel like you’re inside a house born to be a museum.

In this post I’ll explain why Peggy committed herself heart and soul to this collection of works of art.

The Museum of PRECINEMA in Padua

Wednesday August 10th, 2016 , Cities of Art, Museums

THE MUSEUM OF PRECINEMA IN PADUA: DREAMS AND VISIONS BEFORE THE INVENTION OF CINEMA

The Museum of Precinema in Padua. It doesn’t often happen that you can observe at a short distance the objects and instruments illustrating the birth of cinema.
There’s a place where you can do that: the Museum of Precinema in Padua.
This is a one-of-a-kind place, which illustrates in three rooms the story of visionary men, famous artists and bizarre people, whose names we don’t even know, but who gave a breath of life to motionless images, and contributed to the birth of cinema.