Guardamonte is one of those places that makes you admire Italy and its landscapes. When you get to the top of this hill with its altitude of 700 meters, you will see an outstanding view over the hills, woods and over a plain that stretches to the distant Alps. On the ridge of Guardamonte runs […]
LOVE, the milanese middle finger.
LOVE made by Cattelan is a statue that won’t leave you indifferent. Some feel fun, some feel embarassement and some judge it as too much irriverent. LOVE in this case doesn’t mean love as the English word but it means “Libertà, Odio, Vendetta, Eternità” so, translated freedom, hate, revenge, ethernity. LOVE of the Artist Maurizio […]
City Life, the new Milan!
Have you ever heard about City Life? It’s an area of Milan with a long history that started right after the First World War during the twenties. The pressure of the post war crisis was still in the air and that was the reason for Milan to decide to launch the first trade fair of […]
The Monumental Cemetery of Milan.
There are places to have fun, other places to appreciate culture and others perfect to meditate and think. The Monumental Cemetery of Milan is for sure a perfect place to meditate as it condenses death and life together with the history of Milan since two centuries ago. Many Milanese are always running and, with the […]
The Charterhouse of Pavia.
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, […]
Is this winter?
Liguria is a region studded with ancient villages, more or less popular, by the shore or on the cliffs. Climate is various. You can find sunny and warm winter days by the sea as ice and fog covering the inland between canyons and forgotten pits. This winter is not that usual, perhaps the unusual got […]
The curious Chamois.
Two weeks ago I talked about my photographic adventure in the Stelvio Natural Park and I told you about that curious Chamois looking at me from distance, probably surprised to see someone around. Here it is the Chamois, silent and quite. I dedicate this post to the fauna preservation and the importance of natural parks. […]
The mystery of the rotten water fountains of Milan.
Milan is city full of small fountains pouring fresh water. During summer these fountains are a blessing for thirsty people but what about the rotten water fountains? The name is not an inviting one but, despite their name, these fountains were a real panacea. There were three of these fountains and all of them were […]
A photographic mission into the wild of the Alps
Today I tell you about a particular photographic mission, planned a while ago but operative only since the dawn of the past Tuesday after having checked for a long time many environmental parameters. Outside the all-terrain vehicle’s windows I saw the first lights of that day, the Como lake, the first white peaks of the […]
The horses of the Arch of Peace.
Milan is a city full of curiosities and the Arch of Peace has its own story to tell. Placed in the centre of the open space just behind the Sempione Park, the Arch of Peace looks directly Paris creating a line from the Ville Lumière and the centre of Milan. The construction of the Arch […]