The greatness, the sweetness, its bitterness, and the music. Artists paint her, authors write of her; the grand capital of Austria exceeds her reputation as an ordinary seat of government, a fact rooted in her geopolitical and cultural prestige, classical musical heritage, and the palatial architecture closely tied to the city’s monarchal history. Immediately, from the first look at the structures - giant, majestic limestone buildings rich in golden highlights - we are met w

La Dotta, La Grassa, La Rossa, the three epithets of Bologna. “The Learned” is a reference to the university of Bologna, which glories in its title as the oldest university in Europe, and prides itself with the students which they once taught, some of which include the well-renowned Italian writers and poets Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. “The Fat” directly refers to Bologna’s cuisine, regarding the city as the culinary capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, responsible fo

The name. The craft. The people. A city destined for a legacy written into the very meaning of its name, Florence relishes in its grandeur history of art, wealth, conflict and rebirth. Its Italian name, Firenze - meaning "to flourish," - tells us of the city’s upbringing, present, and future, as the heart of the intellectual revival scene in Europe bound to forever be in its prosperous bloom. Vailed in air scorched dry by the star, the city scents of sun-warmed leather craft