Rome: Palazzo Colonna

It is no exaggeration to state that the Colonna family have left their mark on the history of Rome. Cardinal Jacopo Colonna (ca. 1250-1318) left his traces in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Oddone Colonna (1369-1431) was the only member of his family to reach the papacy, and Marcantonio…

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Rome: Palazzo Colonna

Het is niet overdreven te stellen dat de familie Colonna haar stempel op de geschiedenis van Rome heeft gedrukt. Kardinaal Jacopo Colonna (ca. 1250-1318) liet zijn sporen na in de basiliek van Santa Maria Maggiore, Oddone Colonna (1369-1431) wist het als enige van zijn familie tot paus te schoppen en…

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Padova: Santa Giustina

Big, bigger, Santa Giustina. This enormous basilica on the southern edge of Padova’s historical centre will make a lasting impression on just about every visitor. The church adjoins the Prato della Valle, a large piazza in the shape of an ellipse where in Antiquity the theatre of Roman Patavium must…

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Padova: Santa Giustina

Groot, groter, Santa Giustina. Deze enorme basiliek aan de zuidkant van het historische centrum van Padova zal indruk maken op iedere bezoeker. De kerk staat aan de Prato della Valle, een groot plein in de vorm van een ellips waar in de Oudheid het theater van het Romeinse Patavium moet…

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Rome: Santa Maria in Campitelli

The seventeenth-century church of Santa Maria in Campitelli was specifically built to house an icon, the Madonna del Portico. This icon is famous for two reasons. Not only is it credited with having stopped a plague in the 1650s, it is also quite special because of the way it was…

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