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This Advent weโve chosen twelve different depictions of the Nativity, which we have discovered in the course of Blue Guides research trips around Italyโplus one final one from our latest title in preparation. 1. The ox and the ass and the baby in the manger from an early Christian sarcophagus…
Sadly the looms of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows (Blue Guide The Marche) in Potenza Picena no longer weave their wonderful damask. ย Our author Ellen Grady investigatesย ยป
We were passing through Cagli and stopped there, drawn by the Blue Guide report of the La Gioconda which served us a wonderful lunch. It well deserves Ellen Gradyโs accolade as โa fantastic little restaurant that will make you want to stay in Cagli foreverโ. Walking off our choices from…
A stunningly beautiful region of coast, hills and mountains. As well as the historic town of Urbino, birthplace of Raphael, the region encompasses the former maritime republic of Ancona, the sandy beaches of the Palm Riviera, the dramatic scenery of the Sibylline Mountains, and lesser-known places such as the marble-built…
Reviewed by Alta Macadam Il Giovane favoloso, a film released in Italy this autumn, describes the life of the country’s greatest Romantic poet (in fact its greatest poet, together with Dante and Petrarch). This undertaking, by director Mario Martone, was highly ambitious: Elio Germano as Leopardi re-enacts the life of…
“The name Sassoferrato derives from the Latin saxum ferratum, โstone encircled by ironโ; it stands on a rocky crest, in an area rich in iron ore. Close by, at the confluence of the Sentino and Marena rivers, stood the Roman city of Sentinum, where in 295 BC the Romans achieved…
Last time I bothered to update my mobile phone software, I found, included among the extra features, an option to take panorama shots with the phoneโs camera. I experimented with this as I was walking to work, and came up with street views that instantly reminded me of Luciano Laurana.…