Wild nature
El Capricho, the romantic garden of the Duchess of Osuna on the edge of Madrid
Madrid's only romantic garden: a lake, a temple to Bacchus and a Civil War bunker. Open only at weekends, free admission.
Jun 28, 2026Angoli urbani
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City corners
The Alley That Guards Bramante: Santa Maria della Pace and the Arco della Pace
Just steps from Piazza Navona, Santa Maria della Pace guards Bramante's first Roman cloister, far from the crush.
Jun 23, 2026
City corners
The Passetto del Biscione: The Secret Passageway with the Miraculous Fresco
Near Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the Passetto del Biscione hides frescoed vaults and a little Madonna tied to an ancient miracle.
Jun 23, 2026
City corners
Among magnolias and cloisters: the courtyards of the University of Pavia
Behind its Strada Nuova facade, the University of Pavia opens onto a sequence of Renaissance cloisters in the shade of magnolia trees.
Jun 23, 2026
Abbeys, hermitages and sanctuaries
San Giovanni degli Eremiti: red domes and an Arab garden in Palermo
In Palermo's Albergheria, San Giovanni degli Eremiti combines red domes with an Arab-Norman cloister and garden, far from the crowds.
Jun 23, 2026
Abbeys, hermitages and sanctuaries
The Abbey of Vezzolano, the Romanesque Cloister Hidden in the Monferrato
Among the hills of the Monferrato, the Abbey of Vezzolano guards one of the most beautiful Romanesque cloisters in Piedmont, a stone's throw from Turin.
Jun 23, 2026
Castles, palaces and monuments
Fénis, the courtyard where the walls speak
In Fénis Castle, in the Aosta Valley, a courtyard frescoed with Saint George and the dragon is the secret heart that almost no one takes the time to observe.
Jun 23, 2026
City corners
The forty carved capitals of the cloister of Sant'Orso, in Aosta
In Aosta, the cloister of the Collegiate Church of Sant'Orso guards forty carved capitals and a rare silence, a stone's throw from the crowds heading to the Alps.
Jun 23, 2026
City corners
Beneath Gravina: the rock-cut crypts and the Fondovico quarter carved into the tufa
At Gravina in Puglia, the Fondovico quarter and the rock-cut crypts carved into the tufa along the ravine form a silent underground world.
Jun 23, 2026