The Medieval Fair in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
One thing I love about Italy is its abundance of places off the beaten track which (excuse the verb, but honestly there isn’t a better …
One thing I love about Italy is its abundance of places off the beaten track which (excuse the verb, but honestly there isn’t a better …
I was instantly smitten with Padua’s Palazzo della Ragione. A building where history, art, law, politics and food have met for over eight centuries, it could …
It is very easy to get in touch with Italy’s past. You don’t even need to go to a museum! It is everywhere. As soon …
So, the start of this week marked the end of Carnevale – this just over half a month long extravaganza when masks, confetti and stunning …
What do you do when you need to go across the Grand Canal in Venice and you are miles away from the nearest bridge? Why, …
How good a boy or a girl have you been in the preceding twelve months is a question of utter importance to every Italian child …
A few days ago I came face to face with three rather sinister-looking ladies. They had disproportionate faces with rather prominent noses, bewitching eyes, wispy …
Have you been in one of those situations where you are adamant that you don’t want to and won’t do something only to end up …
‘By carving away the top white layer the dark layer at the bottom is revealed, thus creating contrast.’, tells me the cameo maker as his …
Today I am going to show you the quirkiest museum in Vicenza. I loved it so much that I went there twice taking hundreds of …