Art, Theaters and Museums

The painting, which depicts a particularly intense moment of Franciscan hagiography, has a recent critical history, as it was related to Caravaggio by… Read the rest

The Piazzetta, overlooking St. Mark’s Basin, offers a magnificent view of the lagoon. The two famous columns, from Constantinople, are placed… Read the rest

"One day there appeared to me an angel beautiful beyond measure. I saw in his hand a long spear at the end of which seemed to be a point of fire.… Read the rest

The spectacularity of the spire, but especially the hundreds of human and beastly figures carved in the tender Lecce stone, have always provoked the i… Read the rest

The floor mosaic of the Cathedral has considerable dimensions, extending the entire length of the main nave, and being made up of about 600,000 polych… Read the rest

The museum is based in Castelsardo in a striking 12th-century military fortress, erected by the Doria family as a strategic stronghold of the Genoese… Read the rest

Vigevano’s Piazza Ducale was commissioned by Ludovico il Moro, lord of Milan, as an entrance antechamber to the imposing Visconti-Sforza Castle.… Read the rest

Piazza Vecchia is the oldest heart of the city; it is "one of the most fascinating squares in the world," as Le Corbusier wrote after seeing… Read the rest

The Square gathers architectural gems from the 17th and 12thXth centuries, enhanced by recent restorations. The concrete pavement has been replaced… Read the rest

The fountain è an architectural construction of shells, dolphins and rocks mixed with crates, barrels and bales of goods and è t… Read the rest