Article by Emanuela Mari. After well over two years of renovations, the Great Hall of the Months in Ferrara’s Palazzo Schifanoia, one of the most extravagant and fascinating residences of the Italian Renaissance, has reopened to the public gaze. Borso d’Este commissioned a group of local...
Sitting at the Trattoria Corrieri in Parma we are presented with a plate piled high with golden, crumbling wedges of Parmigiano Reggiano, and a knife and fork. This is how they do it in Parma. At Luca’s mother’s house we spoon great clouds of the...
Secluded gardens, a magnificent waterfall, a monastery built into the cliff face - Lake Maggiore offers a lot more than the average day-tripper from Milan can see. All the Italian lakes have beautiful private gardens on their shores. But just outside the town of Intra is...
Bergamo is one of our all-time favourite small Italian towns — a medieval hilltop borough bristling with towers and atmospheric buildings that are carefully protected and maintained, so that the visitor feels completely immersed in history. The town is built on three ascending levels. The modern...