All about La Dolce Vita
Vicenza—as I already wrote—is a beautiful city filled with Palazzi (see VICENZA NEEDS MORE THAN A DAY or VICENZA (PART II) THE VIEW FROM THE HILLS), sumptuous streets, and many villas in the immediate vicinity (see A WALKING TOUR IN VICENZA), Thanks to Andrea Palladio who was a real busy man, Vicenza has a lot to offer, but […]
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Vicenza, as I already said, is a beautiful town. For the art lover there is really a lot to see. Palladio has been a generous artist to his town (he was from Padova, actually, but Vicenza became his town eventually). He was the most important architect of the Venetian Republic, in whose territory he designed […]
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Soave as “Suave, Agreeable, Courtly, Sophisticated” that is this little town in the province of Verona, just between Verona and Vicenza. Legend has it that it was Dante Alighieri, a guest at the Scaliger Castle to give the name “Soave” to the town by virtue of its delicious wine. More likely, the name of Soave […]
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I’m very fond of this city. My family originated from Vicenza, and at some point I lived there. I know the town well, and I was uncertain how to write about Vicenza. All at once, or in installments? There is so much to know. Perhaps in installments is a better way to cover the most […]
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Linea D’Ombra (or “Shadow Line”) is an institution for promoting and organizing Art Exhibitions, they are mainly held in Veneto and the Friuli Venezia Giulia areas. Since 1996 from an idea of Marco Goldin, who is the Director, Shadow Line, collaborating with the best Italian and foreign scholars, promotes art exhibition of great distinction. In 2014 […]
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December and January are not the best months for big hikes, but there are opportunities for short ones, while preparing for big tours on the Alps and Dolomites, when the season permits. I took a small hike a couple of weeks ago. It was an unplanned hike of a couple of hours on the […]
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Life in Italy 