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Ode to the Neapolitan Sfogliatella: the edible baroque that defies logic, elegance, and dieting. A sharp, witty tale of crumbs, butter, and Neapolitan divinity.

A semi-serious political review of the best gelato shops in Bologna, Italy’s undisputed queen of woke.

Leonardo Exclusive Lounge at Milan Linate Airport (LIN): An Average Lounge Quickly Forgotten

Prima Vista Lounge at Bologna Marconi Airport (BLQ): Still a Long Way to Go

The Piranesi Lounge at Linate Airport: original Piranesi prints, somewhat cramped spaces, poor food, and plenty of quiet

The Prima Vista Lounge at Cagliari Elmas Airport: little more than a furnished corridor

Discover Federico da Montefeltro’s Studiolo in Urbino: a Renaissance masterpiece of wooden intarsia, restored and returned to its original splendor.

Luca Signorelli’s frescoes in Orvieto Cathedral: a Technicolor blockbuster of chiseled abs and eternal damnation

Discover Giotto’s revolutionary fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel of Padua — a masterpiece of early 14th-century art that marks the dawn of the Italian Renaissance. Plan your visit and explore its history, symbolism, and breathtaking colors.

The Ark of Saint Dominic in Bologna: the extraordinary masterpiece created over two centuries by the most extraordinary dream team of Italian sculpture.

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ by Niccolò dell'Arca: four penitent Magdalenes, a lifeless Messiah, a photobomber, and a mourner. Come and discover the marvel wrought by Niccolò dell'Arca.

A PDF list, complete with a map, of all the major artworks in Florence.

Eat like the locals in Bologna: All’Osteria Bottega: the unsurpassed, unrivaled, superlative temple of traditional Bolognese cuisine.

Review of Trattoria Le Antiche Carampane in Venice — a stronghold of authentic lagoon cuisine.

Review of the exhibition “Corpi Moderni” at the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice — a show rich in graphic and bibliographic treasures, from Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man to Michelangelo’s Libyan Sibyl, including rare incunabula and sixteenth-century printed books.

The Archiginnasio Palace in Bologna: from the historic seat of the world’s first university to a renowned center of learning and excellence as a library.

Experiencing the Angelus at St. Peter’s Square: A Journey Through Faith, Security, and Spectacle

The fresco: a quintessentially Italian artistic marvel, embodying the highest expression of technical virtuosity.

Pictures from the set of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in Favignana (Sicily)

*The Rape of Proserpina* by Gian Lorenzo Bernini at the Galleria Borghese in Rome; an unsurpassable marvel of Baroque sculpture.