Forgotten and Living Houses: Villa de Seppi & Rižnar’s House, Hrastnik, Slovenia Villa de Seppi & Rižnar’s House Sometimes puppets take me to places I didn’t plan to visit.And sometimes, even in a small country like Slovenia, you realise how much you still...
The Willet-Holthuysen House Museum, Amsterdam Beautiful things linger — quietly, patiently, endlessly. Amsterdam has it all.Van Gogh. Rembrandt. Red lights. Green smoke.But if you wander off the main routes,away from the crowds and canalside selfies,you find something...
Matija Čop’s Birth House, Žirovnica Magic moments never fade. Matija Čop.One of the most educated Europeans of his time.Mentor to France Prešeren — Slovenia’s greatest poet.Confidant. Friend.Partner in ambition and rebellion. Matija Čop painted by his friend Matevž...
Amália Rodrigues House Museum A house of music, of memory, of saudade. Who doesn’t know Amália Rodrigues?If Elvis is the King of Rock’n’Roll, then Amália is the Queen of Fado. A true star. Albums, films, TV shows, tours. She once sang with Sinatra.Yes, really. So of...
Casa del Petrarca (Petrarca’s House), Arquà Petrarca, Padua Like every year, a group of us – colleagues, friends, fellow travelers – set out for our traditional road trip. It’s always a mix of study and escape, a “field trip” wrapped in laughter and...
Juliets House Verona Opera, Myths & Tourists in Love No rock gigs in Verona.But something even better.Arena Verona.Bizet’s Carmen.Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Twelve thousand people.No microphones. No speakers.Every castanet strike soft and clear.Costumes,...
