Palazzo Madama today is the seat of the Civic Museum of Ancient Art but this wonderful building built on the ruins of an ancient Roman gate was a fortress, a castle (as evidenced by the rear facade with medieval towers) and residence of two “Madame Reali”, Maria Cristina of France and Jeanne of Savoy-Nemours, under…
This square is the true fulcrum of Turin, it is here that the life of the city has developed, from the Roman era to the Risorgimento.
Symbol of the city, the first thing to see in Turin. The Mole Antonelliana was started in 1863 on a project by Alessandro Antonelli to perform the function of a Jewish temple. In 1878 it was sold to the municipality that wanted to make it a monument dedicated to the king of Italy Vittorio Emanuele…
Anichkov Bridge is one of the architectural highlights of Nevsky Prospekt, and essential viewing for any visitor to St. Petersburg, both for the spectacular views of the surrounding palaces from the vantage point of its humped back and for the famous sculptures – the Horse Tamers – that crown its four corners.
It is strange how what was the manhole of a sewer, has become one of the monuments of Rome where tourists most love to be photographed.
You cannot go to Rome and not see Piazza di Spagna with its Spanish Steps (Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti), which with its 135 steps seems to climb to the sky. Wonderful setting for fashion shows and famous star of many films, the Spanish Steps is known and loved around the world.
The Villa Borghese Park is the green “heart” of Rome. Designed in 1605 for the hedonistic Cardinal Scipione Borghese (favorite nephew of Pope Paul V), modified over the centuries by his successors, purchased by the state in the early twentieth century, this public park is today, a real garden of delights.
With its dome by Michelangelo and the monumental façade, the Basilica of St. Peter dominates the spectacular colonnaded portico of St. Peter’s Square colonnade, Bernini’s masterpiece.
Born from the patronage of the popes who gathered for centuries and commissioned outstanding works, the Vatican Museums are considered among the most beautiful museum complexes in the world (13 museums different from one another), with one of the finest art collections in the world.
It is one of the most beloved places to Romans and tourists, the ideal place to spend time while sitting at a table in a bar, between sculptures and Baroque architecture.