Chapter II · The Chronicle

The Nine Days

June 24 – July 3, 2026. Four cities slept in, one visited between trains, and a gold line drawn south through all of them — hour by hour.

Milano

24 – 26 Jun
  1. 01Arrival & The Last SupperWed 24Malpensa to the refectory door — fifteen minutes with Leonardo, then the Duomo at dusk.
  2. 02Rooftops, Rondanini & NavigliThu 25The marble forest at nine, Michelangelo's last marble at eleven, canals at sunset.

Bologna & Modena

26 – 28 Jun
  1. 03The Crossing EastFri 26Into the food valley: the Quadrilatero at full voice, two leaning towers, tortellini in brodo.
  2. 04La Sfoglia & L'AcetoSat 27A nonna's rolling pin in the morning, the world's oldest acetaia in the afternoon.

Firenze

28 – 30 Jun
  1. 05Mass Under the Dome & DavidSun 28Gregorian chant beneath Brunelleschi, the Accademia at half past noon, golden hour on the Arno.
  2. 06Masaccio, Brunelleschi & FarewellMon 29The Brancacci Chapel at noon, 463 steps at six, farewell from Piazzale Michelangelo.

Roma

30 Jun – 3 Jul
  1. 07The Eternal CityTue 30The arena floor by afternoon; ten years crowned at Idylio.
  2. 08Where Two Ways MeetWed 01Roman baths in the morning, San Clemente's three buried centuries, blue hour on the Janiculum.
  3. 09Borghese, Vatican & The Final SupperThu 02Bernini at nine, the Sistine ceiling after lunch, a last supper of our own.

Una Nota Da Portare Dentro

Nine days, read slowly — the way the porticoes were built to be walked.