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Pope Paul V's nephew, Cardinal Scipione Borghese had a small problem...

One would think that a 28-centuries-old city has a lot to offer, and it does...in a rather quirky way.

Two wonders on the same square is already an overkill. Three? That would be beyond description...

As if the Gothic Wonder wasn't enough to turn the Cathedral Square in Milan into one of the most remarkable places on Earth, a galleria was built right next to the cathedral in the third quarter of the 19th century.

Who else would possibly manage to illustrate the concept of "harmony" in its entirety, and with such precision?!

Many wonders are quite conspicuous, while some others are located away from beaten tracks, and they have to be looked for and sought after...

If the Murano glass factory were allowed to share only one fact to establish its reputation, it would probably mention that mirrors it had produced since times immemorial used to cost more than Raphael's paintings of the same size!

Venice is full of vitality and...paradoxes, and the most obvious paradox is that a near landless city has become renowned for its architecture (of all things!) ......

Venice had no choice of how much land should be allocated to which element, no say in the matter whatsoever. Created on - or out of - 118 small islands, it had to throw itself on the mercy of the god of the sea, Neptune...