Symbol of the town
[ Feb.2015 ] We did not have very much time to do the sightseeing in Turin in Italy this time, as we went there for business, but at least we looked up this town’s symbol,…
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When we step out of the hotel
[ Feb.2015 ] In the area of our hotel in Turin in Italy, there were many lovely villas.This one in the photo is called Casa Fenoglio Lafleur, built in 1902.The Art Nouveau style which was…
Royal Villa of Monza
[ Jan.2015 ] There is a Royal Villa in Monza in Lombardy, Italy.They have been working for the restoration for a long time, but now a part of it opened to public.We are only allowed…
De Chirico exhibition in Monza
[ Jan.2015 ] In the site of Royal Villa in Monza, a town in the north Italy, they had an exhibition of De Chirico.He is one of my favourite painters.He was born in Greece in…
Chiaravalle Abbey
[ Jan.2015 ] Chiaravalle Abbey in the suburbs of Milan is in a countriside.There, the high and fine bell tower of the abbey was noticeable.This Abbey belongs to the Cistercian order, which was founded in…
Monumentale is a museum
[ Jan.2015 ] The front of the Monumentale, the big cemetery in Milan is so grand that I always wanted to visit there.In one sunny weekend, I did.This place opened for public in 1866.Although it…
The town whose name is gravestone
[ Nov.2014 ] The name of Sansepolcro, a town in Tuscany in Italy, where we stayed one night means ‘holy gravestone’. That is because this town was founded around 1000AD by two pilgrims who brought…
Pretty village
[ Nov.2014 ] Monterchi in Tuscany in Italy was a very pretty village. We went there to see a museum, but the village itself was worth visiting. There was only one restaurant in the square…
Madonna del Parto
[ Nov.2014 ] This is a painting called ‘ Madonna del Parto’ by Piero della Francesca, the 15th century painter in Italy. It was introduced at the entrance of Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo,…
