Lombardy

The spectacular St. Peter’s Church

[Oct. 2025] The reason we decided to go to Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, on this day was because we had seen a photo of this extravagant church, St. Peter’s Church. I had never seen a…

Emilia Romagna

Aesop at the Castle

[June 2025] The final stop on our short trip to Italy‘s Emilia-Romagna region was the town of San Secondo Parmense. It’s a sleepy little town, but it’s home to the Rocca dei Rossi Castle. We…

Emilia Romagna

Carpi Cathedral

[June 2025] On the final day of our short trip to Italy‘s Emilia-Romagna region, after checking out, we returned to the town of Carpi, where we’d not yet had enough time to explore the day…

Emilia Romagna

In the town of Carpi

[June 2025] About a 20-minute drive west of Correggio, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, lies the town of Carpi. On our second day, we visited the town. I first learned of the…

Emilia Romagna

Unexpectedly, a festival

[May 2025] We spent two nights in the town of Correggio in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. This time, it was a short trip to celebrate my husband’s birthday. We use our anniversaries as an…

Parma

Beautiful theatre and library

[April 2025] After a satisfying lunch in Parma, Italy, we walked towards Palazzo della Pilotta. This palace was built in the late 16th century to early 17th century, and our goal was to visit the…

Lombardy

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,…