The famous Hitchcock thriller Vertigo was said to be somehow inspired by Hitchcock’s stay in a famous hotel in Genoa. Nice legend but who knows how true it might be. The staircase fits the plot however. Le célèbre thriller d’Hitchcock, Vertigo, aurait été inspiré par son séjour dans un hôtel renommé de Gênes. C’est une…
Category: Italy
Palazzos of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa lasted for 8 centuries until 1797. Without a large territory, but with an efficient navy, enterprising bankers and prosperous trading posts, the republic had considerable influence in the Mediterranean world. The period of the biennial doges from 1528 saw the domination of the so-called ‘patrician’ families. Between the Grimaldis, the Spinosas,…
Lakes and Islands
Lago Maggiore : A big lake partly in Switzerland and partly in Italy with, near Stresa, 3 islands and 2 islets making up the Borromean Islands. One of the islands, Isola Bella, contains one of Italy’s most beautiful gardens. That’s not to say the others are not interesting either. The Isola dei Pescatore is inhabited…
The Gran Paradiso
A summit at nearly 4000 m in the Italian Alps.
No more gladiators, only tourists
The Coliseum, Rome.
