April is coming and there is great desire to go out, take trips out of town and outings… But there is also a great desire for art, to see exhibitions, to participate in cultural initiatives… And spring is the best season to go out and see exhibitions and museums, but also new and interesting places … More Spring exhibitions
This is the plot of the latest novel by the writer Davide Baroni: “Scarlet Red – The Blood of the Cross”, a mystery inspired by “Ten Little Indians” by Agatha Christie. “A sudden blizzard. An isolated castle. Ten people locked under one roof, each with an unmentionable secret. And then a long chain of murders, … More Reading suggestions
Night trains, a bit magical with that vintage touch that distinguished them. Who has never dreamed of taking one of the most fantastic night trains that have ever existed, the Orient Express? Who never wanted to travel all night and in the morning wake up in a beautiful European capital? Well, the night trains are … More The return of night trains
The Book Salon is coming. Emotions, culture, history and of course many books ready to make you discover new worlds. It’s really great to see so many writers, from the youngest and emerging, to the already famous returning with their new titles. Fantasy, action, thrillers, essays, historians, romantics…. there is only the embarrassment of choice … More Salone del Libro is coming
Every country has its culture, its history, its habits, its traditions, its small and large rituals…. If we think about it, every country has its eating habits, its typical foods, its festivities, which are accompanied by sweets and dishes designed specifically to celebrate the holidays with friends and relatives. Each holiday has its own small … More Country you go, habits you find
There are places where all our dreams come true. Places where we can travel in time and space without problems. Places where we can live the lives of thousands of different characters, from the ’20s jazz singer to the famous investigator who easily solves all cases and brings the bad guys to justice. These places … More Places where dreams come true
Yesterday was Remembrance Day. Never forget. Memory must always be, every day. Yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after…. All the innocents who lost their lives to Nazi-fascist barbarism must always be remembered, never be forgotten. We think of Primo Levi with his works, Anne Franck with her diary, and these are just two examples of … More To not forget. Never
Here is a calendar of the main exhibitions, and believe me they really deserve to be seen. They are in the north, in the center, in the south…. art is everywhere even in the most unexpected places and just waiting to be discovered and admired. Basically seeing an exhibition is like catapulting into the world … More Calendar of the main exhibitions
This time I want to report a blog that I think is worth following. I know, it seems like one of those phrases you put on for circumstance, to please someone. But I didn’t know this blog until very recently. I didn’t know travel blogs so well done, and not with the usual trite and … More A blog to follow
When we think of culture, we think of presentations of books, libraries, museums, exhibitions, … which can be interesting or even a little boring but certainly not dangerous. Yet even culture is sometimes not easy and in some cases can be even dangerous. In some countries children face very dangerous and tiring journeys every day … More When culture is dangerous
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