Tag Archives: Palmanova

At the end of an open piazza, a white church with a stubby towns is next to a few shorter pastel builidings.

Palmanova: a Renaissance ideal city should have a public bathroom

I love love love love love an ideal city so—duh!—I went to Palmanovo while I was in northeast Italy. The best way to understand the layout of Palmanova would be from above. Here’s the next best way: a map. Why this shape? Apparently, back in 1593, folks in this area were pretty concerned about invasion […]