Saint Philip Neri
The Apostle of Rome and the Saint Who Refused to Be Gloomy Saint Philip Neri is proof that holiness and humor are not natural enemies. In the Rome of the sixteenth century, a city of magnificent art, political ambition, spiritual…
Saint Giuseppe Moscati
The Doctor Who Made Science and Charity Speak the Same Language Giuseppe Moscati is one of the most unusual saints in modern Italian history because his holiness did not grow in a monastery, a mission station or a parish rectory.…
Lancia Delta HF Integrale
The Box-Shaped Hatchback That Became a World Rally Dynasty The Lancia Delta HF Integrale may be the most famous example of an ordinary shape becoming extraordinary through competition. At first glance, the Delta was a practical five-door hatchback designed for…
Lampedusa
At the Southern Edge of Italy, Where Europe Looks Toward Africa Lampedusa is Italy, but it is an Italy that seems to have drifted south until the familiar map almost stops making sense. On clear days the island feels less…
Alfa Romeo 164
The Pininfarina Flagship That Carried Alfa into a New Era The Alfa Romeo 164 is a car of transition, and transition is rarely simple. It was developed while Alfa Romeo was still controlled by the Italian state, launched after the…
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT
The Bertone Coupe That Defined Italian Sporting Elegance Some cars become classics because they are rare. The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT became a classic because it was right. The proportions were right, the mechanical recipe was right, the timing…
Alfa Romeo Montreal
The Expo Dream That Became a V8 Grand Tourer The Alfa Romeo Montreal began with an almost impossible brief. For Expo 67 in Montreal, the organizers asked Alfa Romeo to provide a car representing the highest aspiration of modern man…
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
The Racing Prototype That Became Rolling Sculpture There are beautiful cars, and then there is the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. Even among Italian exotics of the 1960s, a period not exactly short of dramatic machinery, the 33 Stradale appears almost…
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
The Little Coupe That Turned Alfa Romeo into a Modern Manufacturer\n\nThe Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint is beautiful enough that its industrial importance can be easy to overlook. Look at one today and the eye goes immediately to the delicate roofline,…
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
The Supercar That Brought the Alfa Dream Back to Life\n\nFor years, Alfa Romeo enthusiasts had learned to survive on memory. They had the 33 Stradale, the Tipo 33 racers, the great prewar 8C cars, the Giulia GTA, the Montreal and…