Fifteen kilometres of golden sand, a seafront promenade that becomes a pedestrian zone at sunset, some of Italy’s largest amusement parks, and Venice forty minutes away by ferry. Jesolo is not a discovery — it is a certainty that finds a way to surprise returning visitors every summer. This guide brings together everything you need…
C’è un’idea che corre per Assisi nei prossimi mesi, e non ha niente a che vedere con la solita iconografia francescana. Michelangelo Pistoletto — novant’anni, padre dell’Arte Povera, una vita a spostare il confine tra arte e vita reale — ha deciso di fare un gesto radicale: proclamare Papa Francesco “primo santo dell’arte”. Non un…
Day 1: Discovering the Vatican and Rome’s Wonders Begin your itinerary with a visit to the Vatican . We recommend arriving early to avoid the crowds. Don’t miss the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel , where you can admire the masterpieces of Michelangelo. If the weather isn’t on your side, don’t worry: the indoor…
Visiting Rome on a budget doesn’t mean ending up in the usual fast-food chains. In fact, just a short walk from the Vatican there are trattorias and osterie serving authentic Roman dishes at prices that are still reasonable. Here are 4 unmissable addresses: from the rustic osteria where there’s no printed menu, to the creative…
The Vatican Museums and the Quattro Cancelli Sculptures The Vatican Museums, custodians of countless works of art, recently completed a restoration project on a group of fourteen sculptures and sarcophagi known as the “quattro cancelli” (four gates). This corpus of statues stands in the Atrium of the Four Gates and represents an important record of…
Anyone who has been to Umbria knows it well: here you cry three times. The first time, when you arrive and are swept away by the beauty of the landscapes, the medieval villages and that authentic stillness that feels as though it comes from another era. The second time, when it is time to leave:…