Borghi, arte e storia minore
Si occupa di borghi, centri storici, chiese e siti archeologici: paesi sotto i mille abitanti e architetture fuori dalle guide turistiche ufficiali.
On Bukit Purmei hill in Singapore, the island's only Romano-Byzantine church: soaring domes, Norman bells, and a sweeping view over the harbour.
Jun 28, 2026
In Hougang, Singapore: 910 Japanese graves born for the karayuki-san, war memorials and bougainvillea arches. Free admission.
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In Joo Chiat, Singapore, The Intan is Alvin Yapp's Peranakan house-museum: 5,000 objects and a guided tour led by the owner himself.
Jun 28, 2026
Above 55 Water Street, an acre of lawn and wood suspended over the Financial District: views of the East River, used almost only by office workers.
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Greenacre Park, Turtle Bay: a 25-foot waterfall in a vest-pocket park at 217 E 51st St, a gift from the Rockefellers in 1971.
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In NoMad, behind a garden, the Church of the Transfiguration: English Gothic from 1849, a lych-gate, and the story of New York's actors.
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In Williamsburg, a civic museum in a storefront window: dentures from Dead Horse Bay, World's Fair memorabilia, and a shrine to Jackie Robinson.
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At Justo Sierra 71, behind a neo-colonial facade, a replica of a temple in Šiauliai: Mexico's only Sinagoga Histórica.
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In Tlalpan, near Perisur, a rare 2,700-year-old circular pyramid preserved by the lava of the Xitle volcano. Free admission.
Jun 28, 2026