Ancient & Modern Milan

The capital of fashion, design and finance, Milano seamlessly blends classical and modern esthetics.

Genova, Italy

Two of Genova’s sons are famed explorer Christopher Columbus and violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini.

English poet Robert Browning wrote: Open my heart and you will see, engraved inside of it, ‘Italy’.

When Italy unified in 1861, Turin became the 1st capital of Italy and the House of Savoy became its King.

In the spirit of Hallowe’en, we had to mention the Door of the Devil, Torino’s most curious attraction.

Mark Twain loved Torino’s extraordinarily wide streets, prodigious piazzas and spacious sheltered porticos.

Can you guess what George Washington and Christopher Columbus, who lived 300 years apart, have in common?

We wholeheartedly agree with the Arts Council England study that found visiting art galleries makes you happy.

The 19 museums and galleries of the Smithsonian Institution collectively exhibit 150 million artifacts.

Spain opened up travel between regions so we dashed out west to visit this town in the Province of Segovia.