Empty Italy: Grand Hotel Campo dei Fiori
The Italian version of the Grand Budapest Hotel was a luxurious hideaway, but its infrastructure is the only image it has preserved.
Violet Gibson: The Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini
About the woman who almost changed the course of history.
Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Fiume Enterprise: 100 Years On
D'Annunzio's Fiume venture was not only an episode of usual nationalism, but also a generational revolt against liberalism, diplomacy and conventions.
The Butcher And His Wife
In Sarnano, when the weather is warm, the wind is calming and the sun has begun to set, I see the old man and his wife.
The Fiume Question: A Curtain Raiser To Fascism
Fascism swept through Italy like a storm, but its rise was presaged by a quarrel over a small city on the Croatian coast.
The Sarnano Man
The man never offered his name. The closest I ever had to a conversation was to say good morning. He did not acknowledge or seem to hear.
Empty Italy: Risiera di San Sabba Covers Up Secrets No One Dares To Tell
Trieste's rice mill veered off to a dark path when war forced the Risiera di San Sabba to nod to carnage and blood.
The Italians Who Fought For Greek Independence
What motivated as many as 200 Italians to leave their homeland and go to fight for the independence of a country that wasn’t their own?
Bags In Time
We found a few old bags with whom we brought our world with us when we came from Canada to Sarnano. This is their story.
Defending From The Tide: Why Venice’s MOSE Is Unfit
On paper, the MOSE looks great. But there are many problems which illustrate how big public construction projects do not always pay off.