Ravenna Gallery

Here are photos taken in Ravenna. I found this town truly fascinating. Despite the crowd of tourists it is still worthy to visit. I fully agree with the arguments by UNESCO: A unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. There is no other place like this. You just need to see it one ... Read more

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Rome At Its Best

You never get tired with this view! Here is great news: it is possible to visit Italy today! Join me this autumn! I’ll be there to show you what Italy is all about. Check this website and book today! A project iloveFerrara designed by me is waiting for you so you could experience Italy at its best. One of the previous posts on Rome got some really nice comments saying that Rome IS a walking city, despite everything what ... Read more

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Street Dinner is coming!

What is it? Broadly speaking, Street Dinner is an annual event- a dinner- that brings together people passionate about food and entertainment. It grew from a global movement of unconventional restaurants and eating habits. There are at least three very particular features re this event. First, the place where the dinner is set is not revealed until the very last moment. The only thing you can be sure is the it is UNCONVENTIONAL ... Read more

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The Lunar Landscape: Gruppo del Sella

The track I’m describing here was done in the second day of our stay in the Dolomites. We started at 9:30 with a ride from Passo Pordoi to Rifugio Maria Sas de Pordoi and we started our walk from there. As the ride with a funicular railway is available to everybody the mountain hut was crowded. We hurried up and followed the trail to reach another mountain hut in about 20 minutes, passing by an organized group of ... Read more

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Light Walk, Stunning Views: The Dolomites

Just when we visited Ferrara and Ravenna this was a high time to start the core of our holiday: The Dolomites. We picked up a typical Alpine hotel in Arabba and began our first walk. Read the story and share. The Dolomites are exceptionally friendly to all sorts of tourists: starting with climbing experts, through walkers with dogs, families with small children, organized groups, school trips and finishing with handicap people. The ... Read more

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Why Ravenna Is Fascinating?

This was my second time in Ravenna and I would go there again, if I had an opportunity. Although this is not a top 5 or even 10 tourist destination this town is still relatively full of tourists. Why? Because it is fascinating. I see at least one big reason for that: ART. The transition If you’re interested in history of European art, at least a bit, it is very likely you studied it one style after another, chronologically. ... Read more

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Quick look at my recent trip to Italy

Visiting Italy is always fun. I had been living in Italy for many years, I visited the majority of known places, I saw many of its famous monuments but it’s never enough. You simply can’t get bored in this country. Over and over again, in familiar places you discover something fresh and fascinating. At this point what I enjoy the most is visiting with Italian friends or showing it to the foreign friends. Both ways are ... Read more

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Colors Of Memories

Expectations towards travel of any kind has grown. People who undertake the trip expect many things from it, starting with simple relax and finishing with a complete change of life. It’s OK to have your own plans regarding the journey however it needs to be reasonable to avoid disappointment. After my full immersion in Italian traditional kitchen I thought I should learn some local history. Although I had a general idea ... Read more

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Camino de Santiago – Way of St. James

Way of St. James is a dream destination for many people. I was not one of them. This was never my dream. I can’t say that I have always dreamt about it, however, the desire to walk it has grown for some time and I think that I’ll walk it one day. Inspiration to travel comes from many sources and sometimes I’m surprised how information about a place or activity get through. This is much simpler story here: two of ... Read more

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The Town Where Renaissance Is Still Alive

I have already published a post on Palio in Ferrara but this time I have something special for you. One of the participants agreed to share her experiences with us! Maria Elena Peverati who was a chief of costume department for couple of years and she is also an author (painter) of three Palio- the main prize in a horse race competition. Here is her story. Palio From Within If I think about Palio my mind instantly creates pictures: ... Read more

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