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by Carla Passino | Thu, 11/13/2008 - 04:13
Brr…It is cold(ish) and damp. Perfect weather to put on a raincoat and walk swiftly to the nearest gallery or museum to take in some art while dodging the rain…
by Carla Passino | Fri, 11/07/2008 - 04:57
Brick walls broken up by powerful towers hug a tidy network of streets linked by austere brick houses. Earth-hued buildings with soaring porticoes, perfect…
by Carla Passino | Thu, 10/30/2008 - 05:30
One of the good things about autumn is that chestnut flour suddenly hits the shops in enormous amounts. My local supermarket has at least three varieties and…
by Carla Passino | Fri, 10/17/2008 - 03:17
Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Verdi, Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini—fewer countries have given more to the great opera tradition than Italy. The art itself was…
by Carla Passino | Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:35
It is that time of the year—the weather turns cool, leaves turn yellow and red and I turn greedy. Autumn food does that to me—glossy brown chestnuts just…
by Carla Passino | Thu, 10/02/2008 - 04:41
Fat, rich, fertile, Emilia Romagna is a place of luxuriant fields, medieval palazzos, ancient churches—and hogs. Pig breeding and salumi-making have deep roots…
by Carla Passino | Fri, 09/26/2008 - 04:21
With Italy’s fourth Contemporary Art Day fast approaching, we have selected three museums you should not miss: Turin’s Castello di Rivoli, Prato’s Centro Pecci…
by Carla Passino | Thu, 09/18/2008 - 06:12
In a city that boasts masterpieces such as the Duomo, Sant’Ambrogio and Santa Maria delle Grazie, it is easy to overlook smaller churches—but it would be a…
by Carla Passino | Thu, 09/11/2008 - 03:11
What a strange mix is Turin. It marries the sophisticated grandeur of Baroque mansions with the graceful elegance of Art Nouveau palazzos, the marble…
by Carla Passino | Thu, 09/04/2008 - 05:06
The austere façade of many of Ravenna’s early Christian buildings hide the golden richness of exquisite mosaics. Three in particular—the Galla Placidia…
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