The Italian proverbs of Naples
Why are the Italian proverbs of Naples so famous and widespread? Beautiful Naples has a history, a culture, a sense of irony and a tradition unique in the world and…
Mosaic of the Great Hunt, Piazza Armerina
In Sicily, in Enna, precisely in Piazza Armerina, stands the Villa del Casale, a wonderful example of Roman luxury construction of the late-periodand important testimony to study and understand the…
Vogalonga Venice, the most famous regatta in the world
The Vogalonga is a spectacular race in the canals of Venice that are colored by the thousands of boats participating in the non-competitive event born in 1974. It was then…
The column Trajan, the story of the emperor’s victories
Rome is an open-air museum, history emerges at every step and surprises the traveller with unusual perspectives. In the Italian city with the greatest historical and cultural artistic heritage The…
Abbey of San Galgano, the sword in the stone
In the charming Tuscan countryside, in the province of Siena, stands the imposing Abbey of San Galgano, a place that fascinates with its mystical beauty and legends that surround it….
Certosa di Garegnano e la storia del pittore Crespi
Severa e monacale al suo esterno è in realtà uno scrigno di tesori pittorici e un caleidoscopio cromatico. La Certosa di Garegnano è un antico e affascinante complesso situato nel…
The great Italian pop music, Franco Battiato
Franco Battiato, nicknamed “Maestro” thanks to his singular ability to move from the pop genre to engaged music, was a great innovator in the Italian light music scene and left…
The Monument to the Truck Driver of Bologna: origin, meaning and welcome
Italy is rich in natural beauty and wonderful historical sites, but there are also unusual and curious monuments. The Monument to the Truck Driver in Bologna is an example. Let’s…
The great Italian classical music, Gioacchino Rossini
The Italian melodrama was unequivocally marked by a simply exceptional composer: he is Gioacchino Rossini, already famous at twenty and the greatest user of the crescendo technique, then called precisely…
The great Italian classical music, Giuseppe Verdi
When, on 9 March 1842, the premiere of Nabucco at La Scala in Milan erupted in triumph, decreeing the success of Giuseppe Verdi, the composer of Busseto had just experienced…