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MILAN AND MANZONI. THE CITY IN THE WORDS OF HIS ILLUSTRIOUS SON

An intense relationship, never interrupted, binds Alessandro Manzoni to his hometown, that Milan that faces in The Promised Newlyweds and in all the work of the great writer. by Fabio Massimo Penna Milano and Alessandro Manzoni are one... Continue Reading...


Milan. CATHEDRAL AND THEATRE AT SCALE ICONIC PLACES OF THE CITY

You can't talk about Milan without immediately thinking about the Cathedral or La Scala, the world-famous landmarks of Fabio Massimo Penna Massimo masterpiece of late-Gothic architecture is the Cathedral of Milan, a work whose construction begins in 1386... Continue Reading...


BRERA ART GALLERY. IN MILAN A CASKET FULL OF MASTERPIECES

For art lovers Milan offers an exciting route in the Pinacoteca di Brera that hosts an extraordinary amount of artistic masterpieces. by Fabio Massimo Penna A trip to Milan would be incomplete without a visit to the Pinacoteca di Brera. The museum is... Continue Reading...


GOODBYE TO ARMS. HEMINGWAY AND MILAN

In Italy during the First World War the American writer spent a period of convalescence in Milan and fell in love with the city. by Fabio Massimo Penna "Arrived at the bottom of the square we turned to look at the Cathedral, it was beautiful in the... Continue Reading...