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Culture
by Carla Passino | Thu, 11/13/2008 - 04:13
Brr…It is cold(ish) and damp. Perfect weather to put on a raincoat and walk swiftly to the nearest gallery or museum to take in some art while dodging the rain…
Travel
by Carla Passino | Fri, 11/07/2008 - 04:57
Brick walls broken up by powerful towers hug a tidy network of streets linked by austere brick houses. Earth-hued buildings with soaring porticoes, perfect…
Food & Drink
by Carla Passino | Thu, 10/30/2008 - 05:30
One of the good things about autumn is that chestnut flour suddenly hits the shops in enormous amounts. My local supermarket has at least three varieties and…
Culture
by Carla Passino | Fri, 10/17/2008 - 03:17
Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Verdi, Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini—fewer countries have given more to the great opera tradition than Italy. The art itself was…
Food & Drink
by Carla Passino | Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:35
It is that time of the year—the weather turns cool, leaves turn yellow and red and I turn greedy. Autumn food does that to me—glossy brown chestnuts just…
Food & Drink
by Carla Passino | Thu, 10/02/2008 - 04:41
Fat, rich, fertile, Emilia Romagna is a place of luxuriant fields, medieval palazzos, ancient churches—and hogs. Pig breeding and salumi-making have deep roots…
Culture
by Carla Passino | Fri, 09/26/2008 - 04:21
With Italy’s fourth Contemporary Art Day fast approaching, we have selected three museums you should not miss: Turin’s Castello di Rivoli, Prato’s Centro Pecci…
Culture
by Carla Passino | Thu, 09/18/2008 - 06:12
In a city that boasts masterpieces such as the Duomo, Sant’Ambrogio and Santa Maria delle Grazie, it is easy to overlook smaller churches—but it would be a…
Culture
by Carla Passino | Thu, 09/11/2008 - 03:11
What a strange mix is Turin. It marries the sophisticated grandeur of Baroque mansions with the graceful elegance of Art Nouveau palazzos, the marble…
Culture
by Carla Passino | Thu, 09/04/2008 - 05:06
The austere façade of many of Ravenna’s early Christian buildings hide the golden richness of exquisite mosaics. Three in particular—the Galla Placidia…
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