The Ducal Palace of Mantua was the residence of the Gonzaga family, Dukes of Mantua, from 1328 until 1707. Following the Austrian rule, the Ducal Palace was the subject of…
The ancient stables on the Isola del Te were renovated to build the Te Palace which was intended for leisure, parties and receptions of Corte Gonzaga. The Te Palace was built…
The Duomo of Milan, the cathedral heart of the city, is the symbolic place of Milan. Its construction, begun in 1386 and lasted more than six centuries, was commissioned by…
The origins of the Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie date back to 1463 when the Duke of Milan Francesco I Sforza ordered its construction. The works were completed in 1482, although…
The Castello Sforzesco is one of the main symbols of Milan. The building was built in the fifteenth century by Francesco Sforza where before there was the Castle of Porta Giovia or…
In Bergamo Alta (upper town) there are two main centres of the urban design. The first being Piazza Vecchia with its Contarini fountain, the Palazzo della Ragione, Palazzo del Podestà, Palazzo Nuovo and the Torre Civica. Piazza…
Bergamo is located in the Lombardy region of Italy and is distinguished from other cities for one of its most particular features: it is in fact physically partitioned (because of the…