Guarino Guarini’s Astonishing Baroque Architecture in Turin
What does a tunnel to heaven look like? The answer floats – against all laws of physics – within a chapel which should be too…
Italy: North
A Guide to Milan’s Diverse Architecture, Organized by Neighborhood
All roads do not in fact lead to Rome, as Milan and its buildings have been demonstrating for two millenia. Milan has been a model…
Lake Como’s Three Most Extraordinary Gardens
Over the centuries, Como’s nobility invested considerable effort into creating gardens which could hold their own against a backdrop of lush mountains and jewel-like waters….
A Guide to Ferries in Lake Como
On Lake Como, when a ferry pulls into shore, not everyone wants to get off. The boats’ gentle pace encourages passengers to relinquish their when-will-we-get-there…
Palladio's Iconic Buildings in Vicenza
Palladio may be the godfather of NeoClassical architecture, but his own buildings are far more intriguing than the legions of cookie-cutter institutions copying him. Seeing…
Venice’s San Polo District: The Rialto and Beyond
The pedestrian vortex around the Rialto Bridge is one of the best places to appreciate Venetians in motion. Locals move through the space differently than…
Golfo Paradiso: Camogli & the Portofino Peninsula
Just down the Ligurian coast from Genoa, the aptly named Golfo Paradiso (Gulf of Paradise) offers a feast for the senses: bright turquoise water and…
A Day Trip to Modena
There’s more to Modena than cars and churches, but Ferraris and the UNESCO-listed cathedral tend to dominate most first visits. They certainly did on our…
Bologna: Architecture of the Red City
For those of us who tend to fixate on color, Bologna’s nickname of La Rossa might feel slightly misleading. The city is predominantly orange, while “The Red”…