Varese in a weekend
A Ducal Palace, the Belvedere hill, the geometries of an Italian garden that fills and designs the space. The Palazzo Estense park (1771) is the icon of the Garden City, which Giacomo Leopardi called…
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Cremona in a weekend
C remona is the city where, for nearly 500 years, violins have been created and the jewels of the past have been studied, restored and played. The sound echoes in the violin makers’ workshops:…
Como in a weekend
T he Volta Temple is a small Pantheon on the shores of the lake, erected in memory of Alessandro Volta. The equipment, machines and his scientific instruments speak of early experiments, attempts and…
Pescarenico district of Lecco
M anzoni mentioned the Pescarenico district in his most famous work, The Betrothed, and thanks to the story of Renzo and Lucia and the pen (and ingenuity) of their creator this district has become…
Lecco in a weekend
W ithout a novel to tell about it, there is no city. In Lecco, the literary dimension of “The Betrothed”, the masterpiece by Alessandro Manzoni, is so intense that it is hard to separate the…
Piazza della Loggia
P iazza della Loggia was designed in the midst of the Renaissance. The mayor of Venice, Marco Foscari, approved the foundation of the square in June 1433. Between 1435 and 1436 on the western side ,…
Grumello Castle
T his castle was built in a strategic location, on a steep cliff overlooking the whole valley and nearby town. It is a rare example of “castello gemino” or twin castle, composed of two similar…
La Via Matildica del Volto Santo
T he Via Matildica del Volto Santo is dedicated to pilgrimage and prayer but also to discovering the territory. The route, named after Matilde di Canossa , covers lands that were once under the rule…
La Via Palmaria Burdigalense
G arda and its surroundings were not the most important and significant roads covered by medieval pilgrims but it cannot be said that the figure of the pilgrim was unknown in these parts. The Via…
From Valtellina to Cremona area
T he River Adda, the great waterway connecting the plain with the mountains, can inspire a weekend break uniting worlds that are very different from each other. From the peaks in the Valtellina and…
