http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:54:55 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:02:54 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Catania-A-city-draped-in-lava-and-Baroque-luster?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner View of Catania's dramatic skyline. Pompeii, the ancient Roman city long buried by Mount Vesuvius' screaming-hot lava, lay dormant - frozen in time -- for visitors to imagine what daily life must have been like pre-79 A.D. But the Sicilian metropo... Catania Taormina Giardini Naxos Bellini Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:02:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Catania-A-city-draped-in-lava-and-Baroque-luster?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Going-for-Baroque-in-Ragusa?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Chiesa di San Giorgio, Ragusa Ibla. Despite having one of the highest concentrations of Baroque architecture and some of the most dramatic views of sloping fertile plains, Ragusa is often overshadowed by the historic sprawl of nearby Siracusa (Syrac... Ragusa Noto Baroque Marina di Ragusa Modica Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:47:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d8-Going-for-Baroque-in-Ragusa?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Five-ghoulish-haunts-Italian-style?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Paleo-Christian graveyard, Milan. Regardless of how many figurative skeletons Italians might keep well stored in their decorative armoires, the country freely displays real human bones inside just about every church. The sight of somber, glass-enc... Italian crypts Capuchin Monastery Sant'Eustorgio Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:45:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Five-ghoulish-haunts-Italian-style?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Genoa-Come-sail-away?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Palazzo Reale, Genoa. We arrived at Genoa's Aeroporto Cristoforo Colombo on a prop plane in a humid drizzle - the port city's gritty romance seeping into our moistened pores. My husband Joe and I stopped briefly here a few years ago on our way to bo... Genoa Christopher Columbus Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:35:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Genoa-Come-sail-away?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Dark-Shadows-Caravaggio-at-the-Art-Institute-of-Chicago?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Caravaggio's The Supper at Emmaus. Despite a tumultuous and anguished life, early Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (a.k.a. Caravaggio) revolutionized his art form to encompass an arresting sense of realism and a dramatic entanglin... Caravaggio Supper at Emmaus Art Institute Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:47:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Dark-Shadows-Caravaggio-at-the-Art-Institute-of-Chicago?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Asolos-poetry-and-drama?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Villas of Asolo. Fans of revered Italian architect Andrea Palladio may be so intent on visiting his well-ordered villas across Italy's Veneto region they could easily bypass the gentle, regal town of Asolo. After all, on its outskirts stands Palla... Asolo Bassano del Grappa Eleanora Duse Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:02:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Asolos-poetry-and-drama?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Bologna-Vertigo-medieval-style?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Palazzo dei Notai, Bologna. Just below our balcony at the discreet Art Hotel Orologio in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna's heavily turreted civic heart, voices of varying timbres lulled us to sleep and floated into our dreams. The next morning, the melod... Bologna Emilia-Romagna Medieval Italy Towers Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:58:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Bologna-Vertigo-medieval-style?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Lago-Maggiore-On-top-of-the-world?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Il Monterosso in Verbania, Piemonte. Forty hairpin bends. The idea nestled in my throat before traveling down to my respiratory tract and settling in my gut. A roller coaster, I realized. Our accommodations are at the top of a roller coaster! That... Lago Maggiore Il Monterosso Piemonte Lago dOrta Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:42:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Lago-Maggiore-On-top-of-the-world?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Marsala-Sweet-n-salty?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Salt flats of Marsala, Sicily. Mountains are such a common sight throughout Sicily that when my husband Joe and I finally made our way to the flatlands of Marsala, we thought we had fallen off the western edge of the island. Most recognizable for it... Marsala Salt Flats Punic War Ship Wine Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:40:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Marsala-Sweet-n-salty?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d20-The-sacred-and-the-profane-on-Sicilys-Northern-Coast?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Sanctuary of the Black Madonna, Tindari. After spending time with my husband Joe’s family in the rustic mountains of Calabria, we were ready to hit the beaches. As we ferried (with car in tow) across the Straits of Messina to Sicily, we loos... Tindari Cefalu Sanctuary of the Black Madonna Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:30:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d20-The-sacred-and-the-profane-on-Sicilys-Northern-Coast?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Corsica-The-ultimate-green-land?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Corsica's Alta Rocca in Bavello. An invitation from friends to visit them during their summer holiday in Corsica conjured two images in my mind: Napoleon's birthplace and a strong separatist movement. But once on this pristine green island - technic... Corsica Napoleon Pasquale Paoli Bonifacio Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:38:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Corsica-The-ultimate-green-land?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Giuseppe-Garibaldis-Sardinia?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Giuseppe Garibaldi memorial, Caprera. Though I've been traveling to Sardinia for close to 20 years, I've vigorously avoided the jet-set Costa Smeralda, or Emerald Coast, in the northeastern part of the island. The celebrity playground -- developed b... Giuseppe Garibaldi Caprera La Maddalena Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:47:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Giuseppe-Garibaldis-Sardinia?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Rome-Save-money-dont-sacrifice-quality?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner View of St. Peter's from Casa Franci.Though the economic tailspin may have put on hold many travelers' overseas plans, Rome - the Eternal City - continues to receive an eternal influx of tourists. More than 20 years ago, I lived in this majestic but ... Rome Casa Franci Villa Rosita Fiumicino Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:17:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Rome-Save-money-dont-sacrifice-quality?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Pavia-City-of-scholars-and-kings?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Pavia's Duomo. The powerful gusts from our visit to Certosa di Pavia seemed to send us sailing at record speed toward the larger medieval town of Pavia. My husband Joe and I spent the morning admiring the sprawling monastery that occupies its o... Visconti Pavia University of Pavia Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:43:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Pavia-City-of-scholars-and-kings?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d8-Certosa-di-Pavia-A-monastery-fit-for-a-king?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Facade of Certosa di Pavia. Less than an hour south of Milan stands the Certosa di Pavia, a Carthusian monastery built over a span of 100 years beginning in 1396. It's so immense that it encompasses a small town, also called Certosa di Pavia, and is... Certosa di Pavia Lombardy Visconti Amadeo Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:59:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d8-Certosa-di-Pavia-A-monastery-fit-for-a-king?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Cinque-Terre-Part-II-Five-seaside-wonders?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Vernazza, Cinque Terre. One day after Monterosso al Mare's rained-out marching band competition, the winds shifted and the sun smiled down on us as we prepared to explore the Cinque Terre's close-knit villages separated only by sea and cliffs. The f... Cinque Terre Vernazza Corniglia Riomaggiore Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:30:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Cinque-Terre-Part-II-Five-seaside-wonders?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d25-Cinque-Terre-Part-I-Five-seaside-wonders?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre. Since diehard hikers were the only people I knew who traveled to Italy's Cinque Terre, I wrongly thought I would have to trek across this vast stretch of rocky towns suspended above the ocean. Not being the adventur... Cinque Terre Monterosso al Mare Mon, 25 May 2009 16:03:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d25-Cinque-Terre-Part-I-Five-seaside-wonders?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Roberto-Benignis-divine-comedy?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Roberto Benigni.   Photo by Lucia Baldini. In retrospect, it makes perfect sense that Roberto Benigni would become an international vessel through which the medieval poetry of Dante Alighieri lives. For his 1991 comedic masterpiece, Johnny... Roberto Benigni Tutto Dante Divine Comedy Tue, 19 May 2009 13:07:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Roberto-Benignis-divine-comedy?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Light-motif-Renzo-Pianos-Modern-Wing-opens-at-the-Art-Institute-of-Chicago?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner Modern Wing. Photo by Charles G. Young Early this morning, I walked briskly in a windy downpour to a sneak preview of the Art Institute of Chicago's new Modern Wing, designed by much-lauded Italian architect Renzo Piano. The wide, skeletal, glass-en... Renzo Piano Modern Wing Art Institute of Chicago Wed, 13 May 2009 15:28:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Light-motif-Renzo-Pianos-Modern-Wing-opens-at-the-Art-Institute-of-Chicago?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Seeking-Wagners-ghost-in-Ravello?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner View of Ravello from Villa Rufolo. Richard Wagner, a composer with a penchant for wrapping his ego in legendary grandeur, claimed to have been inspired to write the second act of his final opera, Parsifal, at Villa Rufolo in Ravello - the highest to... Ravello Villa Rufolo Cimbrone Wagner Parsifal Tue, 05 May 2009 16:18:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-836-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Seeking-Wagners-ghost-in-Ravello?cid=exrss-Italy-Culture--Travel-Examiner