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Ogni pensiero vola

I took these pictures when I’ve been to Bomarzo (here the post about the Sacred Grove) . This enchanting place makes you fell like in a fairy tale, full of monsters and illusions. The inscription around the lips of the big…

Turin photodiary

Two weeks ago I’ve been in Turin for a few days. It was my second time there, I really love Turin, its composed elegance and royal reticence. (analog and digital pictures mixed) Duomo (inside) Valentino Park Medieval Village Turin streets Cesare Lombroso…

Museo Palazzo Poggi

I know that this limbed woman could impress some of you, but her peacefulness is quite mesmerizing. She is what impressed me the most in the Palazzo Poggi Museum (Bologna), even if I had already saw another girl like this…

Ulisse Adrovandi

During my short trip to Bologna in April, I visited Palazzo Poggi, a wonderful museum which hosts what remains of the collection of Ulisse Aldrovandi, one of the first natural philosopher and scientist. In the transitional phase from a culture…

Archiginnasio

Anatomy theaters are not so common to see. This unique place combines the pre-illuminst desire of Science and the superstitious beliefs of astrology influence. This paradoxal combination is then created in a dark and creaky wood exactly like every theatre:…

Villa Torlonia

Ma l’Amore no, Eva Nova Villa Torlonia is a Noble House located in Rome which became famous for being Mussolini’s residence during Fascism. Actually, Mussolini’s period is only the last one of the many changes the Villa had gone through….