Especially Lombardy. Images of Italy XXI

The book is a journey through Milan, Pavia, Brescia, Como, Cremona, and other places in Lombardy, which only the chosen ones can afford. Such Italy is a rare, expensive, almost inaccessible gift. Arkady Ippolitov, a writer, art scholar, and knowledgeable traveler, leading the reader on the most brilliant of all possible excursions, not only tells what to see but also reveals how to see. Castles, cathedrals, palaces, paintings, streets, squares, statues, and restaurants come alive, become familiar, interesting, breathe details, and acquire the mimicry of Leonardo, Arcimboldo, Napoleon… Cartesian ducks and chartreuse, goose sausages and “silly beef,” Milanese fortune-tellers and grimacing macaronis… The first desire of the reader is to grab the book and urgently fly to Italy to see it with new eyes.