Coming to L'Aquila has a bittersweet taste. It's not an experience that leaves one indifferent. Indeed, it's not the same as travelling in any other Italian art city. The reference, of course, is to the 2009 earthquake, whose wounds are still very visible today. However, visiting L'Aquila at this particular moment also means witnessing beauty flourishing again.

That of its famous historic centre, pouring with monumental churches, fascinating squares and extended porticoes. But also the unscathed beauty of a population that is slowly and proudly regaining its everyday life.