Liberty italiano

The art nouveau buildings were immediately apparent on arrival in Milan. Italians usually call the style Liberty, from the London department store that popularized the style.

I'd seen a picture of the Palazzo Berri-Meregalli before we left but there were treasures of art nouveau all over the city.

When we got to Turin, I was very glad to find a guide in the Palazzo Reale bookshop: Alla scoperta della Torino Liberty: 10 passeggiate nei quartieri della città. We tried to follow some of the walks but mostly it served as a fine guide as we went about the city. In some parts of Turin, the art nouveau houses were just everywhere.

Liberty is still with us here, in Genoa.

More pictures in my Italy 2018 album on Flickr.