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I travelled 2,000 miles from Italy to the tip of Spain – on horseback

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I had to brave wolves, bitter weather and mountain passes during my epic journey, but it was transformative

Before riding a horse across the Ligurian Alps in north-west Italy, I had never heard the ph…

61 days ago

Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 review – saints and sinners come alive in art’s golden moment

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National Gallery, London
From young Christ in a strop to Lazarus coming back from the dead, astonishingly relatable paintings by medieval Siena’s finest reach into the present in this dazzling show

The…

Tadej Pogacar picks himself up after crash to rule Strade Bianche again

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  • Demi Vollering powers to victory in women’s race
  • Pogacar denies Tom Pidcock after earlier tumble

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar won the men’s Strade Bianche on Saturday for the third time in his career, afte…

71 days ago

‘Ambition beyond words’: How Siena’s art revolution brought heaven down to earth

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Before the Black Death devastated Siena, the city thrummed with energy, expressed in art and architecture designed to dazzle its audience – and which still astonishes 800 years later

If you want to kn…

83 days ago

Exploring Siena, Tuscany’s other artistic masterpiece

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A major new exhibition at the National Gallery puts the spotlight on the Tuscan town’s artistic heritage. But nothing beats exploring its historic neighbourhoods on foot

This warren of narrow streets,…

3 months ago

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