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The endless charms of Villa della Porta Bozzolo

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Villa della Porta Bozzolo, just a few kilometers from Varese and Lake Maggiore, is a typical 18th-century “villa di delizia” filled with galleries, ballrooms,...
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Turin’s Academy of Sciences

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Turin’s Academy of Sciences was founded in 1757 as a private scientific society; in 1783, king Victor Amadeus III of Savoy instituted it as...
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The Appiano House Museum, Sicilian Wunderkammer

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The oldest part of Ragusa is home to six coffers full of 18th- and 19th-century treasures: the six rooms of the Appiano House Museum,...
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Torre Truglia: between past and present, between the sky and the sea

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by Barbara Palladino On a rocky bastion that precipitates right into the sea, Torre Truglia rises on the promontory of Sperlonga. It is a symbol of...
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Palazzo Bonaparte and Madama Letizia’s balcony

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Palazzo Bonaparte – whose main façades look over Rome’s Piazza Venezia and Via del Corso – is one of the most important buildings by...
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Palazzo Bonocore in Palermo

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Palazzo Bonocore is a magnificent 16th-century building on Piazza Pretoria, (also known as “Piazza della Vergogna” – that is “Square of Shame” – because...
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War and courtly love at the Castle of Avio

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The Castle of Avio is one of the oldest and most evocative castles in Trentino, and rises from a spur on Mount Vignola, over...
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Turin’s Royal Armory

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The Royal Armory of Turin was founded when in the 1830s Charles Albert (1798-1849), king of Sardinia, began collecting weapons belonging to the Savoy...
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Longing for beauty at Villa Dosi Delfini

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Villa Dosi Delfini was built in Pontremoli in the late 1600s, the fruit of Carlo Dosi’s desire for beauty. Dosi was a man of...
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Aldo Rossi at Palazzo della Ragione

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Aldo Rossi is the focus of a new exhibition in Padua, held in a historical building that well represents the Milanese architect’s humanistic vision...
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The church and convent of Saint Bonaventure in Caltagirone

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The church and convent of Saint Bonaventure, built in the first half of the 17th century in Caltagirone, make up a monumental complex, full...
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Unfortunate lovers at the Bardi Castle

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Like all reputable historical fortresses, the Bardi Castle, in Parma, is home to a few ghosts. To be exact, it is haunted by the spirits...
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After the slopes of the Dolomites, après-ski by LOOX

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by Barbara Palladino LOOX is an après-ski hotspot, at the station at the foot of the Obereggen Latemar ski and trekking area in the Dolomites. It...
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The wondrous Gothic, medieval frescoes of the Oratory of San Pellegrino

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The Oratory of San Pellegrino is located in Bominaco, a hamlet not far from Caporciano, in the province of L'Aquila. It was probably commissioned...
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LUMEN: a museum of photography, 2,275 meters up high

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by Barbara Palladino On the top of the Kronplatz (or Plan de Corones), near Brunico (Bolzano) – an enchanted place that only the mountains could create...
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Sicilian Moor heads: a legend of universal love

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by Barbara Palladino “Moor heads” or “teste di moro” are colorful, ceramic vases that represent the face of a man and a woman, with a...
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