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Anti-ocularcentric travel:

The importance of plausibility over visibility in Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando furioso (1516/1532) and Italo Calvino’s Le città invisibili...

Artemisia Gentileschi: Painting ‘Female Rage’ in the Italian Renaissance

Trigger warning for mentions of rape and sexual assault. In the National Gallery, there hangs a portrait of a woman. Stylised as the...

I climbed Etna while it was erupting. Here’s how it happened.

When I started telling people that I was doing my year abroad in Catania, one of the most common responses was ‘oh you have to climb...

Naples: Empty Suitcases and Full Bellies

I can only imagine that my grandma travels to Italy with an empty suitcase. That’s because whenever she comes back from a visit, her...

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Café Express (1980) - Nanni Loy

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