Travel - Finestre sull'Arte

From the Apuan Alps to the Apennines, between the mountains of Massa-Carrara and Lunigiana

"All you have to do is climb the mountains, in Apuania, and the landscape itself lends itself to being a setting for visions. That then already the marble is a swarm of marine life, carbonate sediments produced in what were once coral reefs. Those la...
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The "small world" of Brisighella, in inland Romagna.

Territories, some territories, also resist. To the outrages of time, to earthquakes and floods, to the disasters of History. They resist abandonment, they do not yield to the Siren song that whispers of other speeds, other places and escapes. Staying...
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Lucca, a land where independence is breathed

To understand how Lucca has always been tied to its independence, one might begin with the story of Francesco Burlamacchi, a Lucca politician born in 1498, who became Gonfaloniere of the Republic of Lucca in 1533. His political project was to unite a...
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The Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi, the Savoy residence of unexpected wonders

What is a deer doing on the dome of one of Piedmont's most fascinating Savoy residences ? Imposing and regal with its stage of well-branched antlers, the animal that has become the symbol of the Stupinigi Hunting Lodge stands out in the sky as if it ...
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Pistoia, the capital of green

From the moment you arrive in Pistoia , it seems as if you are in a city wrapped in a green blanket. This image is not just a modern suggestion, but is rooted in a centuries-old tradition that has made Pistoia famous for its cultivation and nursery g...
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Prato, land of entrepreneurs and artisans. An economic history reflected in the territory

Prato, they say, is the Manchester of Tuscany. The first to define it thus was Emanuele Repetti in the 19th century, in his Geographical Dictionary: the manufacturing emporium of Tuscany. "In fact, the industrial arts until the thirteenth century wer...
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Tokyo, a journey into otaku culture: what to see in two days

Are you familiar with the otaku subculture of Japan? The term otaku is a Japanese word that refers to a person with a very intense and specific passion for certain hobbies, such as anime, manga, video games, modeling, and technology. The term has cur...
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An American film set in Val d'Orcia has been raging on Netflix for days: La Dolce Villa

Since last February 15 firmly in first place among the most viewed movies on Netflix Italy is an American production about Tuscany filmed in Val d'Orcia, iconic places of this region that has its heart in thisUnesco World Heritage Site (for its lands...
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