Cit Turin and San Donato — Liberty Architecture and Residential Expansion

A neighbourhood guide to Cit Turin and San Donato, where Turin’s Liberty architecture forms a coherent residential landscape of Fenoglio villas, orderly streets and local life.

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Aurora — Education, Social Reform, and Industrial Turin

Aurora is Turin’s district of education and care: a living story of 19th-century urban change, anchored by Don Bosco’s oratory tradition, Maria Ausiliatrice, and the Cottolengo’s city-within-a-city.

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Turin’s Porta Palazzo: Europe’s largest food market

Europe’s largest open-air market in Piazza della Repubblica, with food pavilions, iron-and-glass architecture, global ingredients, and Saturday’s Il Balon antiques and second-hand market.

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Villa Necchi Campiglio: Milan’s most elegant secret

A beautifully preserved 1930s villa in Milan where rationalist architecture, refined interiors and everyday life remain intact — one of the city’s most rewarding quiet visits.

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Italy’s Gardens by Train, Ferry, and Foot

Explore Italian gardens without a car, from the northern lakes and Verona to Rome, Caserta and Ischia, with practical advice on transport and walking.

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When rail travel becomes part of the holiday

Plan Italian rail holidays with clear advice on train types, travel classes, station transfers and scenic journeys, from city breaks to the northern lakes.

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