See the “masterpiece of medieval religious art”
[Apr. 2025] Parma, located in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, is more famous for its ham and cheese, but the cathedral is also worth seeing. After all, I read on the internet that it is…
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A violin maker who is also a good talker
[Apr. 2025] It was a Monday when we walked around Cremona in Northern Italy with our friend and his wife. Monday is the day when many museums around the world are closed. The Violin Museum,…
Luxurious cathedral of Cremona
[Apr. 2025] We went on a short trip around Northern Italy with a married couple of our friends from London, and stayed in Cremona that day. We have been to Cremona several times, but this…
Visit Certosa di Pavia in a hurry
[Apr. 2025] On the day we went to Pavia in Northern Italy with our friends from London, the cathedral alone wasn’t enough, so we headed to the Certosa di Pavia in the suburbs. I was…
Collegiata Church
[Mar. 2025] After having lunch in the historic town of Castiglione Olona in Northern Italy, we visited the Collegiata Church, the highlight of the town. To be honest, we were completely satisfied with the lunch,…
This time, a taxi tour
[Jan. 2025] New Year’s Day on the island of Capri in southern Italy. After getting off the tourist boat, we thought we’d have a coffee at a cafe, but the only shop open was not…
We did not plan to go, but..
[Jan. 2025] It was a nice day for New Year’s in Sorrento, southern Italy. So, although we hadn’t planned on going to Capri, we went. It may seem disrespectful to Capri, which is ranked 14th…
Year-end excitement
[Dec. 2024] We went to Piazza Tasso, the central square of Sorrento, southern Italy on New Year’s Eve. As expected, a large crowd was gathered there. Loud, beat-heavy music was playing, but by around 11:30,…
Pompeii is amazing
(This is my husband’s post for the first time in a long time!) [Dec.2024] I went to Pompeii for the first time, though I am Italian. My wife who is Japanese had already been there,…
