The Pavia Charterhouse is a monument of unique splendor immersed in the countryside between Milan and Pavia. The Charterhouse becomes even more fascinating if you try to imagine it back in the centuries, until 1396 when Giangaleazzo Visconti posed the first stone of the Monument. The building is cared in every detail showing amazing frescoes, […]
Tallinn, here we are!
Tallinn, here we are with “here they fought! On the Great War trail”, a long and complex project made of sacrifices and huge efforts but also made of many great satisfactions. It has been a long time since that day I had the bones of a Great War Soldier in my hands while I was […]
The “eggs” for sale and the via ferrata Dibona more far away.
Eggs for sale, yes but which eggs? I’m not talking about the Kinder’s chocolate eggs, nor about the recent Easter’s eggs. On the high peaks of the Dolomites there is an historical cable car, the Valgranda – Forcella Staunies, that was used to transport people directly at the mountain hut Rif. Lorenzi at 3000 meters […]
Happy Easter with a greeting from the peaks over Mandello.
Easter is getting closer and for many it is the perfect chance for a break. One year ago I wished a happy Easter with a post about the Easter’s eggs tradition in Ukraine. Unfortunately this year during my recent trip to Ukraine I found no eggs. This because it was too early for Easter eggs […]
Slovenia
An evening of many years ago, on board on an old car, for the first time I crossed the border of Slovenia. At that time the border was still a real border before Schengen. There was still the police officer that controlled all the car premises before to smile saying “dobrodošli”, welcome. I would have […]
Meeting Don Quixote and Cervantes in Madrid.
Walking down the city centre of Madrid I arrived in Spain Square. The spot I had in mind to capture in some photos was crowded with Tourists taking tons of selfies. Therefore, before raising my mobile phone and its camera I had to wait a bit. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are there in front […]
Flowers bloom in Milan.
Probably due to the strong industrial and working soul of Milan, the city is sometimes described as cold and grey; but is it true? Living in this town, I can tell you there are many roads full of trees, many nice parks such as Sempione Park or the Public Park named after Indro Montanelli. Apart […]
Since centuries in Rome there is the Colossal Krater.
We know that Rome is an open air museum. Everywhere you glance, you see something ancient, full of history and mystery. In a working day in the eternal city, I found this Colossal Krater placed where the ancient Diocletian Thermal baths were. With the shape of a krater, this giant vase dates back at least […]
Twenty photos published this month!
A military outpost on the peaks of the Alps in the area of Monte Cristallino in Veneto Region. Barbed wire guarding an enemy that doesn’t exist anymore. This is one of the twenty photos published this month in the Dossier of the magazine Storia Militare (Military History) and dedicated at the Mountain Troops during the […]
Manzoni and his ‘Shit of Artist’.
“You are so ugly that you can be a modern art masterpiece”, in this way Sgt. Hartman insulted his soldier in the Kubrick cinematographic masterpiece ‘Full Metal Jacket’. What to say about it thinking at the Shit of Artist made by Manzoni? What do you think? I love Art and I always take the chance […]