“…la casa dei Dario inclinata come una cortigiana decrepita sotto la pompa dei suoi monili…” G. D’Annunzio Ca’ Dario is a private palace in Venice, located in the Dorsoduro quarter, facing Canal Grande. Even if what at first may catches one’s attention…
“Yves preferred to travel in his imagination; real places often disappointed him.” Pierre Bergé Stories like the following really get me upset. I still don’t understand why, treasures like these, end up to be auctioned and then dispersed. This fact…
Since I first knew the story of the Cafè de l’Enfer in Paris I coudn’t stop thinking about this Palace that amazes me everytime a take a stroll in the city centre of Rome. This is the entry of Palazzo…
A real Belle Epoque interior discovered after 70 years The incredible story linked to the image above is happened in Paris. After 70 years an apartment in Paris’ 9th arrondissement, near the Trinité church between the Pigalle red light district and…
Portrait of Mananà Pignatelli by talented illustrator and friend Vanna Vinci I’ve found really very few informations about Anna Maria dei principi d’Aragona Pignatelli di Terranova di Cortes, also known as Mananà (1894-1960). Just only one picture of her reveals…
A look on two early christian churches in Rome. You can easily visit them during an afternoon, don’t missing to take a peek inside the keyhole… Santa Sabina The Basilica of Saint Sabina at the Aventine is one of the…