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PARADISE IN THE HEART OF UMBRIA

At Monte Castello di Vibio, the organic Sorelle farmhouse offers a unique experience of life in contact with unspoiled nature and with the memories of the ascetic Umbrian land, home of San Francesco and Iacopone da Todi. by Fabio Massimo Penna Umbria between… Continue Reading…


PARMA. FROM CORREGGIO BACKGROUNDS TO THE RENZO PIANO AUDITORIUM

Parma offers the visitor the opportunity to admire splendid theatrical buildings, from the Farnese Theater to the Niccolò Paganini Auditorium, and artistic masterpieces such as the domes of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista and the Duomo. by Fabio Massimo Penna From Giovan Battista Aleotti… Continue Reading…


FLORENCE. MICHELANGELO AND THE MADONNAS BY DIVIN RAFFAELLO

The sixteenth century sees Florence welcome what many consider the greatest painter of all time, Raffaello Sanzio. Meanwhile, Michelangelo left traces of his greatness in the city. by Fabio Massimo Penna In the years ranging from 1504 to 1508 Florence hosted… Continue Reading…


FLORENCE. THE GREAT SEASON OF MANIERISM

After the Renaissance revolution Florence is the protagonist of the flourishing of the great Mannerist art. by Fabio Massimo Penna After the Renaissance period, Florence experienced another moment of great artistic value with Mannerism. The meaning given to the term is initially negative… Continue Reading…


LEONARDO AND MICHELANGELO IN FLORENCE. THE SECOND PERIOD

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo and Leonardo returned to Florence, where they created absolute masterpieces of world art. Soon, however, Milan and Rome recall the two artists. by Fabio Massimo Penna In 1501 Michelangelo returned to Florence after four Roman years and… Continue Reading…


discover namibia by train

The train is one of the strangest ways to discover Namibia. The trip starts from Cape Town and for 14 days you reach the far north of Namibia, passing through the most significant and beautiful places. The video shows you… Continue Reading…


Ferrara. THE ESTENSE CITY AND THE CINEMA WITH THE FILMS OF ANTONIONI AND VANCINI

Ferrara, with Michelangelo Antonioni and Florestano Vancini, contributes to the development of the seventh art in Italy. by Fabio Massimo Penna Says the director of a private investigative agency to one of his detectives who is investigating a murder: "Moral, you have to... Continue Reading...


LITERARY CITIES. FERRARA FROM BOIARDO TO ARIOSTO IN BASSANI

Bicycle city, eastern city but, above all, Ferrara is a great center of Italian culture. by Fabio Massimo Penna For Giorgio Bassani, a Bolognese by birther who spends his youth in Ferrara, the latter "the city of bicycles" is the center of the... Continue Reading...


Prague. MYSTERIOUS CHARM OF A CITY BETWEEN KAFKA AND BAROQUE

The Bohemian metropolis, with its mysterious seduction, is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. by Fabio Massimo Penna At the beginning of the twentieth century Prague enters the gotha of world literature. In 1883 the city gave birth to Franz... Continue Reading...


Cuba. WHEN LITERATURE MEETS HISTORY

Poetry and history, rebellion and novels. Cuba's literature is the border place between the living and the imaginary. by Fabio Massimo Penna Cuban writers are often characterized by the peculiarity of being completely immersed in political events... Continue Reading...