Also, on 13 June but in 1888, Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa was born in Lisbon. He is simply known as Fernando Pessoa, although in his life he had many literary names. In Pessoa, there is a clear reference to Saint Anthony: Fernando and Antonio. He is the mark of his future Catholic dedication and of an alleged genealogical descend on the Saint.

Venice is expressive, dreamlike, mysterious. Any place has an anecdote. Any place has a past, not necessarily important. There is also a private narration made up of many people capable of building the charm of the city.

The Vatican Museums have been the centrality of art and culture for millennia. Visiting the Museums needs time, memory, passion and a lot of curiosity.

In the Raphael Rooms, the Renaissance master, Raphael Sanzio, imposes the supreme beauty, confirms the existence of magnificence, harmony and love.

How is it possible that one of the most beautiful museums in the world, could have been born in an arid and desolate island of the Middle East?

Ralph Rugoff, director of the Hayward Gallery in London, curated the 58th Venice International Art Exhibition. The title is cerebral: May You Live in Interesting Time.

Utagawa Hiroshige, the artist of Ukiyo-e, returned to Rome at the Scuderie del Quirinale in an exhibition about the Floating World and the marvellous of Edo.

Muscat extends along the coast of the Gulf of Oman for kilometres. The desert, the rock, the total lack of vegetation are the constants of the town. The architecture has the quality of being horizontal.

Royal Opera House is a wonderful theatre with the most important music and opera production in the world.