The Caffè dei Fornelli ● Volterra
I can be, at times, a superficial person. Sometimes, I like to stop at the appearances. For many years, I have been looking at… Read more
Ode to the Langhe ● With pure eyes, I celebrate you, my beauty
I have not written for quite a while, and maybe someone missed my images and words. I ran, although not literally, over the past few months. When… Read more
She ● Utopia
Every time I think of her, I feel this immense tenderness, bittersweet, coming across in waves. At her place there is always someone who curses… Read more
No more yielding but a dream
They say everything about Liguria. They tell you that, we, hailing from these shores, are grumpy and stingy. That our sea is magnificent in some… Read more
Check Mate!
Oddly enough, my 2014 summer has been characterised by several cultural events about chess. I am not a player and I am probably not smart… Read more
Supreme geometry: the Universal Exhibition in Milan – Expo 2015
Beauty comes to us in many different ways. Some find it in the eyes of their children. I often locate it in architecture. Buildings are… Read more
‘Cause we’re lovers, and that is a fact
‘Cause we’re lovers, and that is a fact Yes we’re lovers, and that is that I’ve been keeping a close eye on my love. I… Read more
‘Cause we’re lovers, and that is a fact 2
We came out into the open, some time ago. I might as well tell you more about us, as I’m not in love… Read more
Bedtime story
Those chains have been strangling her waist for centuries. Light does not reach her that often either: very few visitors venture to San Lorenzo di… Read more
‘Cause we’re lovers, and that is a fact 3
Two and a half months have passed since the last love letter (here and here). I know… Read more
‘Cause we’re lovers, and that is a fact 4
Here we are, again. You and I. We survived another mild summer together. On your streets, some apparitions walked with me during the last two… Read more
Casa Hollywood
Looking up is the last thing that comes to mind. You are in a hurry. You do not even you realise where you are. In… Read more
‘Cause we’re lovers, and that is a fact 5
So many people filled your streets, my love, these days. Many stopped to make you virtually immortal with their iPhone and with their cameras. You… Read more
Castel del Monte (Apulia)
A huge empty box You will find it some 60 kilometres from Bari. The superficial idiotic tourist would define it “a huge empty box”. It… Read more
San Nicolò Chapel: 6 characters in search of an author (+2)
There are books made of paper. We curiously browse their pages. With reticence, we lend them to someone. With love, we smell them. Firmly, we… Read more
‘Cause we’re lovers, and that is a fact 6
How long has it been since I sent you my last love letter. One year, time flies. And loves make immense… Read more
Ravenna: a sort of summer and our world
On the threshold, I am sure I stopped for a moment. The rain continued to fall behind me. My hands were frozen by this… Read more
Rifugio FontanaMura: a special story, up there, on the Alps!
Hi Skandorini, If you are visiting the Western Alps, I have a suggestion for you: go to Fontana Mura (link to English website: … Read more
‘Cause we’re lovers, and that is a fact 7
I think life is made up of small moments. Each of them is a journey in itself. We touch hundreds of lives in fractions of… Read more
TOWARD 2030: The lazy person’s guide to saving the world
Will a new humanity arise from this pandemic? A more sensitive, more logical, more attentive humanity? I don’t think so. Call me disillusioned,… Read more
Florence: the beginning of the cure
And yet It is practically impossible to talk about Florence without sounding predictable, without mentioning Brunelleschi’s Chapel, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Uffizi and… Read more
What time does Venice close?
The tracks There is nothing more beautiful than a rattling train: the movement, the shifting of one’s point of view. The tracks running eternally in… Read more
Parma: about slow travelling
Close your eyes. Smell the air of Parma. The scent of lime trees in blossom, sweet and delicate, immediately seems to give the atmosphere around… Read more
Ferrara: one thought at a time
I left you several months ago somewhere between the Galápagos and Parma. Then, the new year began with a… Read more