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THE BEAUTIFUL RENAISSANCE CITY OF FERRARA

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The north of Italy has an abundance of riches for the visitor, and it’s almost impossible to make a list of top favourites.  There’s the sublime beauty of the various lakes, the glories of Venice, and numerous small Renaissance cities to choose…

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA—AT THE ROMAN ARENA, VERONA

This year was the 96th season of opera to be held in the spectacular Roman Arena at Verona.  A little older than Rome’s Coliseum, it was built around 30AD during the reign of the Emperor Caligula, and was said to be capable of holding more than…