Mare Culturale Urbano is an Urban Cultural Centre in Milan. Here at MARE, we share a vision of bringing local and international communities together through culture and art. We are looking to build a stronger relation between artistic knowledge and practices in order to spark off a cultural contamination that[…]
Masseria Spina Resort is one of the oldest historic residences in Puglia, with a long and fascinating history that began in the sixteenth century. Every detail of the resort unites nature, history and tradition harmoniously. The first settlements at Masseria Spina are among the most important examples of rupestrian civilization,[…]
At the foot of a medieval fortress, the Azienda Agricola Montevetrano is located on a 27-hectare land that a long time ago was part of a great estate owned by the Borbone family. In the 1940s, the villa was acquired by the Imparato family and, forty years later, Silvia Imparato[…]
The Mulino di Rovezzano sees its origins in 800 D.C, where the families of millers worked wheat and spelt. In the following centuries it underwent various changes, and became a convent in 1300, a period in which 4 towers were built to protect the inhabitants. The mill activity continued until the[…]
Kolthoorn is a hamlet in the Veluwe Region (famous for its forests and wildlife) on the edge of the IJssel River valley. In 1881, Kolthoorn House was built as the Summer villa of the landowner of the estate, who also created a modest landscaped garden. In 1899, it was bought[…]
Situated on the West Coast of Brittany, this former summer palace of the Bishops of Quimper is a wonderful 38-hectare oasis of parks and gardens on the banks of the Odet river. This extraordinary place will delight lovers of nature (sea, birds, wildlife, fishing and gardens) and seduce fans of[…]
The Fellowship of the SS. Rosario in Santa Cita was founded in 1570 after the split with the homonymous company based in San Domenico and ushered in his oratory in 1686. The company, one of the richest and most prestigious, constrained to a rigid behavioral protocol, he devoted himself to[…]
The Orto Botanico di Palermo (Botanical Garden of Palermo) is both a botanical garden and a research and educational institution of the Department of Botany of the Palermo University. Nowadays it hosts a public library, a conference hall and numerous expository halls. The origins of the Orto Botanico can be[…]
Palazzo Auris was built in the 1800s in an ornate neoclassical style and boasts an imposing façade caratherized by a smooth ashlar face, divided in two orders. In the lower order, paired Ionic pilasters define the façade, which around the portal develops an harmonic movement of surfaces with the paired[…]
Palazzo Bardi alle Grazie was built by the Busini family in the 30s of the XV century, the construction was then completed fifty years later when it became property of the Bardi family.Among the most interesting features of the building there is the courtyard that was probably designed by Filippo[…]
