Art experiences.
The very latest not-to-be-missed exhibitions and cultural events. What’s on now, in Italy’s best loved cities.
The art of love
A romantic escape to Verona - where else?
You'll have a hard job finding a better destination for a romantic weekend away than the beautiful Italian city in which the legendary lovers... 
Lagoon ghetto
Museums, multistory palazzi and synagogues - in Venice
As you exit Venice's Santa Lucia railway station (traveling by train is by far the best way to reach Italy's famous lagoon city), head left...
Trentino Revisited
The lakes, castles and modern art between Rovereto and Trento.
Rovereto, one of the principal towns of Garda Trentino, is a modern and dynamic city, second only to the regional capital of Trento, which...
Objects of desire (with a double G)
The art of fashion in Florence's Gucci Museum
If you've got a "thing" about handbags, a passion for shoes or a foulard fixation, you're going to love this museum. The Gucci Museo...
In Vino Veritas
The history of wine and wineries in Torgiano's Wine Museum.
Torgiano's Wine Museum was created in 1974 by Giorgio Lungarotti and his wife Maria Grazia, to celebrate Umbria's centuries-old agricultural...
The image museum
The Alinari National Museum of Photography in Florence.
In 1852, the Alinari brothers opened a photographic workshop in Florence, specializing in photographic portraits and images of works of art,...
Paestum's temple art
A trip to Cilento to see the treasures of Magna Grecia.
The Grand Tour often began right here. Indeed, from the 18th century onwards, Paestum attracted a steady stream European aristocrats and...
Selinunte: city of gods
The temples of Selinunte: Europe's largest archeological park.
Spellbound 18th century travelers, on the Grand Tour, referred to Selinunte as the "City of the Gods". Selinunte, the name of which...
Revolutionary royal silk
San Leucio: the ancient village transformed in Royal silk factory.
Just a few kilometers from the Royal Palace of Caserta, there is a unique example of illuminist-inspired imperial Utopia. In 1759, when...
Statues & Steam Engines
Rome's Centrale Montemartini museum.
In Via Ostiense, in the zone home to Rome's General Markets, we find the Centrale Montemartini: a stunning example of an industrial facility...
Melozzo and the Renaissance
Melozzo da Forlì and the 16th century ideal of beauty.
Until June 12th 2011, Forli pays homage to Melozzo, the city's most famous artist, with an exhibition which, for the first time ever, gathers...
Art in Kalsa
Palermo's Palazzo Abatellis: from Romanesque to Baroque, Sicilian style.
"Al Khalesa", which was built by the Arabs in the 9th century, was once the ancient citadel of "al Khalesa, and is one of the...
White Passion
Antonio Canova's Plaster Cast Gallery in Possagno.
Since 2007 and the celebrations staged to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of the artist, any number of exhibitions have been held in...
When dreams are made of stone
Scarzuola and the ideal city of Tomaso Buzzi.
In Umbria, even in the most profane of places, it's easy to feel a sense of the sacred. No more so than in Scarzuola. To reach Scarzuola,...
Ligurian witchcraft
The town of Triora and its museum of witches.
In the far west of Liguria, the incredibly narrow Valle Argentina cuts through the land dividing the sea from the mountains, climbing from sea...
Sea-scaping
Genoa and the Mediterranean: from Courbet to Matisse.
The 1st edition of the Biennale of Mediterranean Countries, inaugurated in Genoa on October 29th 2010, features a series of events exploring...
Peak viewing
Centuries of art in the Sacred Mountain of Varallo.
It was on the summit of a massive spur of rock dominating the town of Varallo in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, that the Franciscan monk...
MACRO and MAXXI
Rome looks towards the future with two hi-tech museums dedicated to contemporary art.
In recent years Rome has made major investments, not only in its artistic and archeological heritage, but also in contemporary art forms, as...
Piedmont's castle art
Rivoli Castle's Contemporary Art Museum.
Shortly after the first stone was laid in 1718, Filippo Juvarra's plans to build a palatial residence for the Savoy on the site of Rivoli's...
Manta's magnum opus
The secrets of Manta Castle's stunning Late Gothic fresco.
Relatively few travelers exploring the hills of Piedmont near Saluzzo make their way to the tiny village of Manta and the castle with which it...
Menhir museum
A trip to Sardinia to discover the mysterious charm of the menhir.
Those keen to discover a Sardinia far from the island's celebrity-packed beaches, will need to travel deep inland, to reach the Sarcidano: a...
Temple art
Contemporary art in Agrigento's Valley of Temples
Artworks of the past and present meet in Agrigento's Valley of Temples, the world famous archaeological site which is transformed into an open...
Family treasures
The Correale brothers' private art collection on public display in Sorrento.
Among the many sites of artistic interest in the town of Sorrento, the Correale Museum is, arguably, one of the most fascinating. Inaugurated...
Diefenbach Museum
The impetuous works of Karl Diefenbach in Capri's Certosa.
The Charterhouse of San Giacomo is an obligatory port of call during any visit to Capri. The impressive edifice was constructed in 1374 by...
The Art of Devotion
A trip to Naples to see the treasure of the city's much-loved saint.
In Naples, the "world's most famous miracle" or, more precisely, the liquefying of the blood of the beheaded San Gennaro (St....
Tuff times
Sacred paths, burial grounds, and ancient cities carved out of rock.
Tuff (from the Italian tufo) is a soft reddish colored rock especially common in Italy and, in particular, in the area of central Italy where...
Cardinal Passions
Baroque virtuosities in Rome's Spada Gallery.
One of the many surprises which the Italian capital reserves for the more curious of its visitors is conserved amidst the narrow streets off...
Art Factory
The artworks collected by the King of Coats.
Ask any resident of Reggio Emilia to show you the way to the old Max Mara factory, and they'll have no difficulty indicating the streets which...
Contemporary art in Varese
In Villa Menafoglio, Count Panza's Collection of Art.
Built in the first half of the 18th century and enlarged in the neoclassical period, at first glance Villa Menafoglio Litta Panza, on the...
Umbria's Renaissance
A journey from Spoleto to Perugia, admiring some of the 16th century's greatest works of art.
A region of Italy which boasts more than its fair share of masterpieces, Umbria owes much of its staggering artistic heritage to the...
Trapani's Pepoli Museum
Precious jewellery, made by Sicily's master coral artists.
The fishing and crafting of coral plays an important role in the history of Trapani. The city's coral fishermen used to live in what is...
Top of the Month
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
A legendary train and the art of the Italian Renaissance.
Green
Who let the dogs out?
Hanging out with the canis lupus italicus.
Gourmet
A plateful of Langhe
Scouting out the true taste of Piedmont.
Wellness
When in Rome...
Relaxation in the heart of the Eternal city.
Shopping
Made in Umbria
Couture cashmere, in the province of Perugia.
