This set of antique-style armor, made for both man and horse, is one of the most richly decorated pieces of armor from the 16th century
It belonged to Alessandro Farnese, son of Ottavio Farnese and Margherita of Parma, the illegitimate daughter of Emperor Charles V
Aug 27 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
From Genoa to England
The ancient story of the Cross of Saint George
A flag of faith and power 🏴
A Thead 🧵
Saint George, a Christian martyr of the early centuries, became legendary as a knight who slays a dragon
His cult spread widely after the Crusades, making him a protector for warriors, cities, and kingdoms
His cross became a sign of his heavenly patronage
Jul 29 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
Italy’s Full of Aces! 🇮🇹
A Thread 🧵
Italian 🇮🇹 Food
Jul 18 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
“The Lovers at Coldplay”
Oil on Canvas
Grok, 2025
A Thread 🧵
1. Van Gogh2. Picasso
Jul 14 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
Viral, explosive, unstoppable💥
From memes to the dance of Summer 2025
The rise of “Aura Farming”
All the curiosities behind the trend that’s breaking the internet right now!
A Thread 🧵
The viral phenomenon of “Aura Farming” originated in Indonesia 🇮🇩, in the province of Riau, on the island of Sumatra, during the annual traditional Pacu Jalur race held on the Batang Kuantan River in the Kuantan Singingi region
Jul 8 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Totally in love with this brilliant couple of tourists traveling around Italy 🇮🇹 and making original and hilarious videos!
A Thread 🧵
1. The Falling 2. The Colosseum
Jun 29 • 25 tweets • 6 min read
It’s summer 🔥
Time to celebrate one of the most explosive women’s garments ever:
The bikini, named after a nuke atoll for a reason!
A Thread 🧵 of the most iconic bikinis of all time
1. Salma Hayek 2. Brigitte Bardot
Jun 22 • 25 tweets • 6 min read
Italy’s 🇮🇹 most breathtaking gems, perfect for your summer escape
A Thread 🧵
1. Atrani, Campania
The most beautiful and photographed road curve in Italy
Jun 7 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
One of the most delicious desserts in the world
The quintessentially Italian Tiramisù 🇮🇹
A Thread 🧵 on its origin that will make your mouth water
Tiramisù (or Tiramesù in the Treviso dialect) is the ultimate Italian dessert
There are countless variations, but its simple indulgence is what made it a global sensation
Jun 6 • 18 tweets • 6 min read
The Course of Empire 🏛️
One of the most striking painting cycles in art history
From Romantic and Roman aesthetics to a haunting prophecy of fortune’s reversal
A Thread 🧵
The Course of Empire is a series of five paintings created by Thomas Cole between 1833 and 1836
May 30 • 26 tweets • 9 min read
‼️The Bloodline of Genius
Leonardo da Vinci has 6 living heirs
A newly published book and a 30-year-long unprecedented study tracing Leonardo’s DNA
A Thread🧵
For over five centuries, Leonardo da Vinci has been celebrated as a visionary artist, scientist, and inventor
Now, an international team of researchers is closer than ever to unlocking the biological secrets behind his extraordinary genius
May 27 • 26 tweets • 7 min read
Stroll with me… A Thread 🧵
A glimpse of my Genoa, seen through my lens on a sunny, quiet Tuesday morning in May
Genoa, Italy 🇮🇹
1. A young dad and his two little ones 2. Piazza De Ferrari, the fountain ⛲️
May 26 • 22 tweets • 7 min read
🚨That time the Lion of Venice roared at the tycoon
A big protest against Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding is starting to take shape, led by Venetians, called “No Space for Bezos”
Let me tell you the story in a Thread 🧵
(Image AI by Grok)
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez: wedding in Venice between luxury hotel and yacht
But protests rise from citizens, environmentalists, and ecologists
May 18 • 24 tweets • 8 min read
The enthronement of Pope Leo XIV ✨
A ceremony steeped in symbols and meaning, forged over two millennia of Church history
A Thread 🧵 unveiling the most powerful rite in the world
Unfolding today before our eyes
Because even in what is now a small State, the Pope is in some sense still a King 👑
That’s why it’s called an “enthronement”
The first Pope to be crowned was Nicholas I in 858
The last was Paul VI in 1963
May 17 • 19 tweets • 5 min read
‼️ Rome, today
The Jubilee of the Confraternities turned back Rome’s clock by 2,000 years
Spanish photographer Daniel Valencia gave us the most breathtaking shots of Catholic tradition meeting the Roman Empire
A Thread 🧵 1. ✨ The famous “Cachorro” of Sevilla
May 13 • 25 tweets • 9 min read
It happened exactly 1,700 years ago
An extraordinary moment in Catholic Church
The Council of Nicaea ✨
Remember this name
Pope Leo XIV may make it the site of his first apostolic journey
A Thread🧵 into the heart this history
The Council of Nicaea was held in 325 AD in Nicaea, a city of the Eastern Roman Empire (today İznik, Turkey), convened by Emperor Constantine the Great to unify the Christian faith and put an end to doctrinal divisions threatening the unity of the empire
📹 romanorumimperatorum
May 12 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
“Holy Spirits”
The menu from Pope Leo XIV’s first dinner with the cardinals has surfaced
A Thread 🧵 on the excellent Italian wines chosen for the occasion 🥂
After the intense days of the conclave, on the evening of May 8th, a beautiful dinner was offered at Santa Marta to all the cardinals who had taken part in the election — a moment to celebrate the Habemus Papam and the beginning of the pontificate of Leo XIV ✨
May 9 • 22 tweets • 7 min read
Dear Americans 🇺🇸,
The Vatican is not a Democratic Republic
A Thread 🧵 meant to be ironic and light-hearted
Maybe with a hint of reflection too
First of all, I speak as an Italian 🇮🇹
From the country that has given birth to about 220 of the 267 popes
May 8 • 19 tweets • 6 min read
“The Army of the Lions”
The thirteen Popes named Leo who preceded Robert Prevost as Leo XIV
A Thread 🧵 to understand the reason behind this name
✨ Leo I (Leo the Great) - 440–461
One of the greatest popes in history
Stopped Attila in 452, convincing him not to sack Rome
Strengthened papal authority, affirming the primacy of the bishop of Rome (Petrine Primacy)
Fought heresies and wrote the “Tome to Flavian”
May 8 • 25 tweets • 8 min read
The Vestments of the Pope
Between opulence, sacred meaning, arcane words and lost traditions ✨
A Thread 🧵
The Triregnum (Triple Tiara)
A crown of three tiers, symbolizing the Pope’s triple authority: spiritual, judicial, and temporal