Editorial
From Florence to Milan, via Rome and Venice, this dossier offers another way to travel through Italy: not as a checklist of monuments, but as a way of life built on centuries of painting, sculpture, architecture and music. A throughline designed for the discerning urban traveller in search of cultural getaways rather than classic tourist circuits.
Benjamin Arnaudet
Contents
01
Florence, three days inside the Renaissance workshop
Between the Uffizi, the Duomo and the artisan workshops still practising six-centuries-old gestures, Florence reveals itself as an open-air workshop rather than a frozen museum.
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02
Ancient Rome, Baroque Rome: two faces for one weekend
Between the ruins of the Forum and Bernini's fountains, Rome tells its story in two acts. A weekend is enough to grasp this dialogue between Antiquity and the Baroque, provided you sequence your visit well.
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Venice, the Biennale and beyond: contemporary art in the shadow of the palaces
Behind the fixed image of gondolas and Gothic palaces, Venice hosts one of Europe's densest contemporary art scenes. Another way to cross the city, between private foundations and former shipyards turned exhibition halls.
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Milan, design and opera: a more understated art of living
Less spectacular than Rome or Venice, Milan cultivates a more understated art of living, between evenings at La Scala, artists' quarters and design institutions. An ideal cultural destination for extending a business trip.
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