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About last weekend at Sagrada Familia, Barcelona…

And so I went for my 3rd visit inside the Sagrada Familia last weekend. Barcelona‘s architecture jewel, considered the magnum opus of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. A lot has been done outside since my previous visit in 2012, but I could notice new things in the interior too, like the Evangelists’ spires already surmounted by (colourful) […]

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Basilica de la Sagrada Familia | Barcelona, Spain

First of all, Happy New Year my friends! I am so excited with the beginning of a new year, new plans, more trips, new adventures :) This is my first blog post of 2015 and I am happy to share with you this moment of my trip to Barcelona, Spain, inside the amazing Basílica i Temple […]

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The stunning interior of Glasgow Cathedral in Scotland

The Glasgow Cathedral, also called the High Kirk of Glasgow or St Mungo’s Cathedral, was built before the Reformation from the late 12th century onwards serving as the seat of the Bishop and later the Archbishop of Glasgow. It is located right in the heart of Scotland’s largest city and features beautiful stained glass windows. Beneath the […]

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Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore | Another 16th century Milan wonder

Another amazing architectural jewel I found in Milan, The Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore was built in 1503 by Gian Giacomo Dolcebuono. It was finished fifteen years later by Cristoforo Solari, divided into two parts: one for the faithful and one for the nuns. Until 1794 the nuns were strongly forbidden to cross the dividing […]

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Duomo di Milano | Is this the most beautiful cathedral?

The Milan Cathedral or Duomo di Milano, dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente, is at the very center of the city and the Piazza del Duomo. It is the fifth largest cathedral in the world and the largest in the Italian state territory. The Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete and it was actually Napoleon Bonaparte who was […]

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