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14/4/2009

A Sienese Mosaic

A network of thirty-four museums, including major institutions as well as smaller civic and religious buildings. Six different itineraries to discover the cultural essence of an area characterized by strong ties between the urban and rural landscapes

6/4/2009

Excursions into the Blue of Ieranto Bay

From Vico Equense to Monte Faito: the Sorrentine peninsula reveals its « corners of heaven »

3/4/2009

Curing the mind: Science, history and commemoration in the Basaglia mental institutions

Three centers – founded in Rome, Venice and Reggio Emilia on the foundations of former mental hospitals – chronicle the history of psychiatry in Italy

24/3/2009

Scent of Saffron

A tour through the places that produce Italy's « red gold , »: Navelli, San Gimignano, San Gavino Monreale and Cascia

13/3/2009

Palermo, in the oratories of the Loggia quarter

The subject of an awareness-raising project, the area is an excellent representation of the city's urban development history as well as of its rich artistic and architectural heritage. These religious buildings have been opened to the public, and outfitted to host exhibits and other cultural ...

12/3/2009

Pollino, Sila, Aspromonte: The Calabrian mountain

The region, besides its gorgeous coastlines, offers three mountainous areas of great naturalistic interest, all of which are protected as national parks

26/2/2009

Batoni – Portraits from the Grand Tour

A key figure of the 18th century, the painter placed his art at the service of Grand Tour travelers, and of the most important courts of Europe

20/2/2009

Carnival: A party centuries in the making

A number of cities vie for the record of oldest carnival. A journey through the festivals and ceremonies in Fano, Foiano della Chiana, Putignano and Venice

5/2/2009

Messner Mountain Museum, Five notions of “mountain”

A visit to the campusses of the museum complex conceived by the famous Dolomite-mountains trekker. Each space focusses on a different aspect : Alpine environment, rock, ice, peoples and religion

5/2/2009

The decorative style of Lucca’s Romanesque churches

An incredible historical-artistic heritage waits to be discovered in the heart of the city: the Duomo, San Michele in Foro, Santi Giovanni e Reparata, Sant’Alessandro Maggiore, San Pietro Somaldi, Santa Maria Forisportam

26/1/2009

San Pietro Infine, a museum-city to remember the war

In the Province of Caserta, the ghost town is all that is left of the 1943 bombings. The area has become a memorial park

23/1/2009

Salts and colorful sensations

Interplays of light and shadow, multi-colored birds, even windmills: nature’s charm and echoes of history in the areas of sea- salt production

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