From The New York Times – In Rome, Caravaggio Still Beckons Hoi Polloi

“ On the steps of the Basilica di Sant’Agostino, a stone’s throw from Piazza Navona and the famous Caravaggios in San Luigi dei Francesi, four men waited for handouts on a summery afternoon last week. Only a priest and a few tourists passed by….”

From Conde Nast Traveler – 5 Lesser-Known Venice Museums You Have to Visit

“ Venice is a trap. The city is so stunningly beautiful, that it’d be easy to spend an entire visit wandering the side streets of Canareggio or Dorsduro, or drawn into the Accademia and the Guggenheim Collection…”

From Italian Notebook  – The Giochi d’Acqua at the Villa d’Este

“ Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este had, shall we say, powerful relatives – a grandson of Pope Alexander VI, son of Alfonso I d’Este and Lucrezia Borgia and nephew to her brother Cesare. Ippolito inherited the archbishopric of Milan from another uncle in 1591 at the tender age of ten. It was the income from this and other benefices that would fuel his lifelong passions for magnificence and display. Having refurbished palaces in Ferrara and Rome he turned his attention to the Villa d’Este in Tivoli which now stands as his memorial – a late Renaissance fantasy house and garden in the Mannerist style… ”

From The Academy - Torino, Italy for Creatives

“Torino is a large city that is perfectly situated in the north of Italy only one hour from the ski resorts, one hour from the Italian Riviera, and two hours from Milan….”

From Retronaut, a photo journey - Sophia Loren at Home, Rome, 1964