To help his readers understand just how steep and arduous the ascent of Antipurgatory was, Dante suggested they imagine a whole range of inaccessible places, starting with Noli, which—if we are to trust the fourth canto of *Purgatory*— must have been...
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For the past five years, the summer antiques fair has been held in Sarzana, where , back in 2023, the city decided to dust off its National Antiques Exhibition—held at the Firmafede Fortress—after a ten-year hiatus: the experiment had worked (partly ...
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Right in the heart of Genoa, along that noble street that, starting in the first half of the 19th century, was known as “Strada carrettabile Carlo Alberto”—and is now called Via San Lorenzo—stands one of the most famous, representative, a...
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The National Gallery of Liguria, located in Palazzo Spinola in Genoa, reopens to the public with a completely revamped permanent exhibition enriched by significant acquisitions from the Ministry of Culture. The opening is scheduled for Tuesday, June ...
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A painting believed lost for centuries unexpectedly resurfaced on the art market and is now back on public view through an exhibition dedicated to the visual history of Lerici. It is around this extraordinary discovery that The Rediscovered Painting ...
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In the oldest part of Genoa, within the walls of Palazzo San Giorgio, a canvas survives that no other documents attest to, signed by a painter of whom almost nothing is known. It is Luchino da Milano's Saint George Slays the Dragon, dated 1444, an oi...
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The UNESCO site "Le Strade Nuove e il sistema dei palazzi dei Rolli di Genova" is celebrating its twentieth birthday: for Culture Councillor James Montanari, however, it must not be a tourist label or an economic asset. Indeed, if there is a lack of ...
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A Liguria that goes beyond the summer postcard and finds its strength in the continuity of the seasons. The town of Finale Ligure belongs to this dimension: a destination that is not exhausted in beach tourism but builds its identity on a complex sys...
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