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Look Up! The Mystery of the Three Arrows in Corte Isolani.

Close-up detail of the 13th-century wooden ceiling beams at Corte Isolani in Bologna, showing one of the legendary medieval arrows stuck in the oak wood.

🇬🇧 If you haven’t seen the “Three Arrows” yet, or if you’ve only managed to spot one, it’s time to head to No. 19 Strada Maggiore. Here stands Casa Isolani, one of the rare surviving examples of 13th-century civil architecture. This extraordinary structure, with its 9-meter-high oak beams supporting the third floor, features one ofContinue reading “Look Up! The Mystery of the Three Arrows in Corte Isolani.”