Travel

Caesar Brandi: en route to Palmyra

Cesare Brandi (1906 - 1988) was not only a great art historian, but he was also a curious traveler, who decided to gather his travel memoirs in several writings. What we offer below is an excerpt taken from a writing in which Cesare Brandi recounts...
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Discovering Alba

A warm greeting from the Langhe, the fertile land of Piedmont where our journey through art, culture and gastronomy continues. In the last article I told you about the grape varieties of Lombardy, and continuing along this road, I have come to the la...
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How would the greats of art history have painted if they had passed through Lerici?

What would art history have been like if the greatest artists of the past had passed through Lerici, the wonderful and romantic village overlooking the Gulf of Poets? Surely, they would have drawn different cues for their art, just as the great poets...
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Discovering the wines of Lombardy

Dear art lovers today let's talk about wine! You may wonder what art has to do with wine. Watch this special installment of Ready to Go, read the article and you will find out. We dedicate a special to wines because they are one of the typical things...
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All the colors of Vignola: the #tracksinlight tour

An ancient tower that reopens after careful restoration, 15th-century frescoes that come to life in the form of a video projection on the walls of the Fortress of Vignola fortress, an exhibition documenting years of studies divulging them to the gene...
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Starting tomorrow, follow us in Vignola with #tracksinlight for the reopening of the Rock Brush Tower!

Reopening tomorrow, after restoration and consolidation work, is the Torre del Pennello of the Fortress of Vignola, the ancient castle that dominates this village on the edge of the Modena Apennines. For the occasion, the Fondazione di Vignola, which...
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Discovering Varzi (Pavia)

The aim of Pronti Partenza Via is to promote the most beautiful places in Italy from a tourist point of view, but it does not want to limit itself to tracing portraits of only the art cities that make our country loved and envied abroad; the desire i...
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The Tower of the Castle of the Bishops of Luni in Castelnuovo Magra, a place rich in history again usable

In the lands of Luni, among rolling hills filled with olive groves and vineyards, rises the small medieval village of Castelnuovo Magra, dominated by the tall tower of the Castle of the Bishops of Luni. Remember. We mentioned it a few days ago when w...
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Pieter Paul Rubens in Genoa: four works to see

Cheerful and convivial atmospheres, rich colors, florid women: we are all more or less familiar with the sumptuous paintings of Pieter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640) who was, arguably, the greatest European exponent of the Baroque in painting. Not everyon...
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Discovering Perugia

This month we take you on a journey of discovery through Umbria's capital city to the rhythm of jazz. Relax, make yourself comfortable and enjoy this episode: savor the art kept in the National Gallery, the architecture of the mighty city palaces and...
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Dolceacqua: the quiet, picture-postcard beauty of an ancient village in western Liguria

Those who arrive in Dolceacqua, an idyllic village of medieval origin in western Liguria, just a few kilometers from the border with France, will immediately find themselves in front of a true postcard image, especially if the weather is clear (a ver...
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The romantic charm of Juliet's house in Verona

O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love And I'll no longer be a Capulet. [Act II; Scene II] [Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father, refus...
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Discovering Vicenza

For those like me who are always on the lookout for cities of art, and architecture is the main driver of interest, they will surely find in Vicenza light for their eyes. Well, so says UNESCO, which has included it in the World Heritage Site precisel...
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The Scaliger arches: the imposing and majestic mausoleum of the lords of Verona

Walking through the center of Verona, it is impossible not to stop and admire the Scala arches, the ancient tombs of the members of the Scala family, who ruled the fortunes of Verona from 1262 to 1387. Majestic, soaring and monumental, elegant and so...
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A tour among the noble palaces of Sarzana. Part 2: from Matteotti Square to Porta Parma

Last Wednesday we had begun a tour to discover the most beautiful aristocratic palaces in Sarzana. We entered the first six of the itinerary: starting from Palazzo San Domenico we walked all the way down Via Mazzini and arrived at the Buonaparte Towe...
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A tour among the noble palaces of Sarzana. Part 1: from Palazzo San Domenico to Casa Buonaparte

We are in the small town of Sarzana, in Liguria, a few kilometers from the border with Tuscany: we know it well, because we at Finestre Sull'Arte live a short distance away. Here, every year, in the month of May, a very beautiful and special festival...
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