The Vatican Museum Complex is rightfully considered one of the largest historical and art museums in the world. Here, along with the objects of ancient Egyptian art, modern works are presented. In total, there are about two dozen museums and […]
Behind the tall windows of the magnificent Baroque façade of the Palazzo Ca Pesaro on the Grand Canal, owned by the Venetian municipality, is the Museum of Oriental Art. It so happened that the last mistress of the palace, Duchess […]
One of the most beloved by fans of literature sights of Florence, the House-Museum of Dante Alighieri, in fact, has a somewhat indirect relationship to the great poet of the Renaissance. The building was built only in 1910 on the […]
This museum exhibits numerous exhibits, including: a model of the last “Buchintoro” – a floating palace where the Doge went to “get engaged to the sea”, models of modern ships, torpedoes from the Second World War, models of Venetian fortresses, […]
The historic center of Milan is unusually rich in sights. Some of them, the gallery of Vittorio Emanuele II and the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, cannot be overlooked. Others are hidden from human eyes. One of […]
Everyone knows that Milan bears the status of the world capital of fashion, and the boutique-strewn Montenapoleone street has long been considered one of the must-see places in the city. But fashion is not only about shopping, but also about […]
Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo has been making cars for over 100 years. The stylish appearance of his models delights not only happy car owners. It is not surprising that not far from Milan, the birthplace of the brand, a […]
For a long time, Beato Angelico lived in the Monastery of San Marco, which is why it houses the largest collection of his paintings in the world. In particular, “Annunciation” and “Last Judgment” (1431). The cells on the second floor […]
The inventions of the “universal genius” of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci, were so ahead of their time that the vast majority of them were never recognized until the 20th century. Drawings of amazing devices fill his diaries, which have […]
The Galileo Museum is a Florentine museum of the history of science, located in the old town near the Ponte Vecchio. Opened in 1929, he immediately received the medieval palace of Castellani (11th century), in which it is located to […]
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