Forno Brisa in Bologna, near the central train station: excellent viennoiserie, specialty coffee and a formidable marketing machine. An honest review between...
Not the schoolbook saint, not the fridge magnet logo. A long, honest guide to Michelangelo from Florence 1475 to Rome 1564: sculpture,...
Address: Via Ricasoli 58/60, Florence Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 8:15 AM to 6:50 PM; closed on Monday, January 1, and December...
Breakfast at LUNA by Faro in Rome: outstanding specialty coffee, excellent croissants and brunch, wrapped in a cosmic manifesto of conscious dining.
Most tourists walk past Michelangelo's Prigioni to photograph the David. They are walking past the proto-modern manifestos of Renaissance sculpture.
Stand before Bernini's David at the Borghese Gallery and see how a 23-year-old redefined sculpture, capturing the split second before the stone...
Tonnarelli divine, Rome forgiven, then condemned; tripe redeems, tiramisù surprises; you enter diner, exit believer, slightly ashamed, very full, permanently converted.
Hosteria Grappolo d'Oro, Rome: honest Roman cooking near Campo de' Fiori, no tourist traps. Solid but forgettable; read the full review before...
A boy from Naples, a block of marble, and an idea that should have been impossible. Bernini
Think you already know the Sistine Chapel? This is not that guide. A rigorous, no-nonsense deep dive into Michelangelo's ceiling: technique, history,...