Sunday, almost the first sunny day this year, I went with a friend to Lake Viverone and I remembered the story of this marvelous zone that not everybody knows.
Lake Viverone
20 May 2025
A Slice of Naples in Biella: the Perfect Pizza
As you know, I lived in the Campagna region (with the capital Naples) for 22 years and learned some of their traditions, which I took with me when I moved to Biella. Here is one of my “rituals.”
As the train gently meanders into Biella, the surrounding mountains—rising majestically to 2,600 meters (ca. 8,530 ft)—seem to embrace the town in a silent, protective hug.
09 May 2025
In The Rain In The Alps
What could be less pleasant than spending your holiday in Italy in the pouring rain? But the Alps are always beautiful, and rain makes them more special in contrast to the everyday sunny mood.
A Silence of Stone: Giovanni Fieschi at the Castle of Saint-Germain
Those were hard times, and neither side was made of “saints”. Iblet de Challant had a reputation as a hard and pragmatic man, not “courteous” to enemies. Giovanni Fieschi was not an innocent victim.
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