Salambo has moved to Ethiopia- Ethiopia in America May 13, 2013
- Women in Addis (V): Amakeletch and La Parisienne pastry shop April 19, 2013
- Women of Addis (IV): Bethlehem and her soleRebels organic shoes April 18, 2013
- Women of Addis (III): Mitslal and her ECOPIA jam and soap April 18, 2013
- Women of Addis (II): Hiruth Gougsa’s MELA label April 18, 2013
- Salambo blog in French
- Arriverderci e buongiorno June 6, 2012
- Le parfum du printemps à Rome June 15, 2011
- Raphael à la Villa Farnesina May 11, 2011
- Les trésors byzantins de l’Italie May 6, 2011
- La Colonne de Trajan déroulée May 4, 2011
- A new illustrated book I have written on the great palaces of Rome…check Palombi editori in Rome
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- Italian gardens in picture on Laurent Kalfala’s photo blog
- Film, “Winter in the Bosco della Ragnaia” jardinsgardens
- Trees on the Etna mount jardinsgardens
- My film on Donatella Trombadori at Rome’s Palazzo Farnese jardinsgardens
Category Archives: Roman artists
The not so secret view of St Peter’s cupola
One of the most famous view of St Peter’s can be seen through a tiny keyhole at the Priory of the Knights of Malta on the Aventine hill. Looking through the door leading to the Priory’s secret gardens on Piazza … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and culture, churches, Roman artists
Tagged Knights of Malta, piranesi, priory, Rome, secret keyhole, St Peter's view
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Raffaello at Villa Farnesina
Raffaello was the darling of Rome. According to the art historian Giorgio Vasari, he had such a pleasant personnality that he charmed everybody who counted in the Vatican, except perhaps his rival Michelangelo. It was Pope Julius II who brought … Continue reading
Bramante’s perfect proportions
Hidden in the small cloister of St Pietro in Montorio on the Janiculum hill, Bramante’s Tempietto (little temple) is considered as the High-Renaissance masterpiece encompassing all the ideals and ideas of the time. Today, it is overshadowed by the many … Continue reading
Open doors at Rome’s most prestigious palace
Many of Rome’s best palaces remain closed to the public most of the time. This is the case in particular with the Palazzo Farnese, prestigious seat of the French embassy in Rome. To break with the tradition, the Palace has … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and culture, palaces, Renaissance Rome, Roman artists
Tagged exhibition, Farnese, French embassy, italy, Palazzo Farnese, Rome
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