Life of Leonardo da Vinci, the quintessential Renaissance man, an artist and a scientist, one of the most creative minds to ever live.
Culture
Italian Culture
Leonardo da Vinci, a deep dive into the genius
Legends, misteries and curiosities about Leonardo Da Vinci.
Italy UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Italy’s “intangible cultural heritage”, protected by Unesco, is what has profoundly characterized it culturally and even socially through time.
Cin cin… or is it?
Toasting in Italy, a bit of history: from Greek and Roman expressions to today’s cin cin, origins and habits.
Italy North vs South
Italy, North vs South: which one is better for culture, sightseeing, food, entertainment? Impossible to say. Here’s what you can do in both parts of the Belpaese.
Horror museums of Italy
Horror museums in Italy, some of the most unsettling and spookiest museums in the country.
Death in Italy
How Italians mourn the deceased: funerals and cemeteries.
Cult of the Dead and Burial Methods in the History of Italy
History of burial methods and cult of the dead in Italy: from the Proto-historical Necropolis, to the Etruscans and Romans until today’s practices.
Art in Italy, the Early Renaissance. Part two.
Two excellent artists from the Early Renaissance: Donatello with his sculptures and Ghiberti whose magnificent doors were called “gates of Paradise”
Art in the Early Renaissance, meet Filippo Brunelleschi
Life and career of one of Italy’s greates artists ever lived, Filippo Brunelleschi, the inventor of the linear perspective and creator of the iconic dome.