Verona
Beyond Romeo and Juliet, a city of Roman stone, medieval memory and quiet elegance Verona is one of those cities that many people think they already know because Shakespeare once borrowed it. This has been both a blessing and a…
Alessia
Turin
The discreet northern capital that helped invent modern Italy Turin is one of Italy’s most underrated revelations. Perhaps this is because it does not advertise itself with the same insistence as some other cities. It is elegant, but in a…
Palermo
A Mediterranean capital where Arab domes, Norman power and Sicilian soul still meet Palermo is one of those cities that refuses to be reduced to a single identity, and this is precisely why it is so unforgettable. It is not…
Bologna
The learned, the red and the fat, where intelligence and appetite live exceptionally well together Bologna is one of the most satisfying cities in Italy because it combines high intelligence with very earthly pleasures, and refuses to apologize for either.…
Gina Lollobrigida – The Woman Who Refused to Be Only a Movie Star
From a wartime childhood in Subiaco to international cinema, photography, sculpture and a life lived on her own terms – Made in Italy Stories – Some stars belong to an era so completely that, when their photograph appears, the decade…
Rita Levi-Montalcini – The Woman Who Made Nerves Grow
A life of science, courage and intellectual freedom, from Fascist Italy to the Nobel Prize – Made in Italy Stories – There are people whose lives seem to have been arranged by a particularly imaginative novelist. Rita Levi-Montalcini was born…
Maria Montessori – The Woman Who Changed the Classroom
From medicine and social reform to an educational revolution that travelled around the world – Made in Italy Stories – Some people become famous because they adapt brilliantly to the world they inherit. Maria Montessori became famous because she looked…
Pisa
Far more than a leaning tower, a proud maritime republic with a long memory of greatness Pisa suffers, in a way, from one of the most famous monuments in the world. The Leaning Tower is so recognizable, so photographed and…
Siena
A medieval masterpiece where civic pride, beauty and rivalry still shape the soul of the city Siena is one of those rare cities where the past does not merely survive, it governs the atmosphere. To arrive in Siena is to…
Genoa
The proud maritime labyrinth where merchants, sailors and poets built a city facing the sea Genoa is not a city that gives itself away quickly. It arrives in layers: a port first, then a skyline, then tall houses compressed between…