If it is true that the dome is architecturally to be understood as the symbol of the sky and the contact between the earth and the divine, to admire - sometimes even from very close - the frescoes at(...)
Read Going for domes in EmiliaFor centuries the “granary” of Bologna, Granarolo dell'Emilia stands at the gates of the city, in the north-east plain.Granarolo dell'Emilia keeps a portrait of San Girolamo attributed to Guercino in the Church of San Vitale. In the [...]
Read Granarolo dell'EmiliaThe city is in the province of Ferrara, but it is only 25 km from Bologna and 38 from Modena.This small artistic, culinary and economic centre on the border between the provinces of Ferrara, Modena and Bologna is home to many works by [...]
Read CentoFounded by the Romans on the banks of the River Po at the end of the great Via Emilia, Piacenza is, perhaps, arguably not as internationally famous as some of the other cities in Emilia, but, along wi(...)
Read The Farnese at Piacenza