| GROUP FROM THE CRUCIFIXION—SAN VIVALDO | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| BY THE PORT OF LOVERE | 20 |
| THE MUNICIPIO—BRESCIA | 28 |
| CHIESA DEI MIRACOLI—BRESCIA | 36 |
| THE INNER QUADRANGLE AT OROPA | 46 |
| THE MAIN COURT OF THE SACRO MONTE AT VARALLO | 56 |
| A CHARACTERISTIC STREET | 110 |
| THE “LITTLE PALACE OF THE GARDEN” | 116 |
| THE WORN RED LIONS OF THE ANCIENT PORCH | 120 |
| AN ITALIAN SKY IN MARCH | 140 |
| COURT OF THE PALAZZO MARINO, NOW THE MUNICIPIO | 156 |
| THE TOWER OF S. STEFANO | 162 |
| THE CHURCH AT SARONNO | 168 |
About This Book
A collection of evocative travel essays describing the landscapes, towns, sacred sites and seasonal moods encountered in northern Italy and its alpine approaches. The author contrasts Swiss and Italian scenery, records village life and mountain passes, explores sanctuaries, sacri monti and hermit traditions, and examines city scenes from Milan to Tuscan provinces, blending topographical observation, art-historical detail and personal impressions. Interspersed are atmospheric sketches of March weather, pilgrimage shrines, and architectural curiosities, accompanied by illustrations that illuminate churches, courtyards and streets. The tone balances leisurely description with acute attention to human traces on landscape and the interplay of nature, art, and devotion.