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On the Trail of Alvar Aalto : Nature, Snow, Light, Dark Part 2

: Signorini; Category: Art & Architecture; 16 January 2017

"Finland, a land rooted in its history and its fairy tales." Iittala is a small village in Nuunajärvi where, on the hill, is the oldest glass...

Beyond luxury: the true elegance of coral by Ascione

: Claudia Bettiol; Category: Art & Architecture; 16 January 2017; CAMPANIA • NAPOLI • Napoli

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An Ascione precept: "There is always a most beautiful gemstone, but there is even more beautiful coral. Every piece is different and each has its...

Real Art - True Iconography

: Tulloch; Category: Art & Architecture; 16 January 2017; VENETO • VICENZA • Bassano del Grappa

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Following a recent visit to the studio, near Bassano del Grappa, of master 0f the art of iconographry, Anna Maria Tondello, we mulled over the...

Whisky On the Rocks of precious Carrara marble

: Di Marco; Category: Food & Wine; 16 January 2017; SICILIA • SIRACUSA • Siracusa

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Let me tell you the story of a particular invention of an extravagant lover of whisky on the Rocks. He looks like a Scotsman but he is a Sicilian....

Greek Tragedy In Syracuse

: Tulloch; Category: Special Places; 16 January 2017; SICILIA • SIRACUSA • Siracusa

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Among the best spring and summer festivals in Italy is the Greek Theatre in Syracuse, a theatre that makes many of the Roman monuments seem just...

Caltagirone: Alight on the Stairs

: Tulloch; Category: Special Places; 16 January 2017; SICILIA • CATANIA • Caltagirone

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Caltagirone had its own second Rinascimento in the second half of the 20th century, driven, as with every great artistic expansion, by an investment...

Grand Opera in Città della Pieve

: DiscoverPlaces; Category: Special Places; 16 January 2017; UMBRIA • PERUGIA • Città della Pieve

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Karen Saillant is an opera singer who creates a new opera each year and premiers it in one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. We came to Città...

The Ozzie - You find them abounding Everywhere

: Tulloch; Category: Thoughts in Universe; 16 January 2017; SICILIA • ENNA • Piazza Armerina

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Some species just cannot stay at home; everywhere, whether it be at the club, pub or in far flung corners of the planet, you’ll bump into an Ozzie...

Stories

On the Trail of Alvar Aalto : Nature, Snow, Light, Dark Part 2

Beyond luxury: the true elegance of coral by Ascione

Real Art - True Iconography

Whisky On the Rocks of precious Carrara marble

Greek Tragedy In Syracuse

Caltagirone: Alight on the Stairs

Grand Opera in Città della Pieve

The Ozzie - You find them abounding Everywhere

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