“Grayness illuminated,” by Sean McGlynn

“Grayness illuminated,” by Sean McGlynn

Rovigo sits unfavorably between Padua and Ferrara. Unfavorably, because Padua and Ferrara, despite bombing in World War II, are wonderful medieval cities replete with Renaissance riches. Rovigo is a sleepy place with little going for it by comparison, many of its younger people having deserted its relative economic decline to venture into more financially rewarding parts of the Veneto. The town center on the day I visited was almost deserted, it…