Discovering Europe through television
Discovering Europe through television
Killing Eve turns spy drama into obsession, style and danger. Eve and Villanelle chase each other across countries, but the real thrill is watching fascination become its own kind of violence.
*Hotel Costiera* feels like Hollywood took itself on an Italian holiday. Glossy, sunny, glamorous and light, it is the kind of crime drama to watch when the darker series are taking a break and all you want is mystery, sea views, beautiful clothes, suspicious hotel guests, and an Aperol Spritz on the side.
There are cities that behave politely in a TV series.They give you a nice view, a few pretty streets, a church, a balcony, maybe a coffee cup in the sun. Naples is not that kind of city. In Mina Settembre,…
When I finished Blanca, I wanted to book a flight to Genoa. When I watched Petra, I didn’t. It’s the same city. The same narrow alleyways. The same harbour. The same colourful buildings. Yet somehow it feels like a completely…
The same streets. The same sea. The same colourful buildings. Yet Blanca and Petra make Genoa feel like two completely different cities.
Petra isn't just living among moving boxes—she's living with the feeling that she never quite arrived. It's a small detail that quietly reveals everything about her.
Blanca is not written as a lesson in bravery or pity. She is clever, stylish, difficult, funny, independent, and fully alive. Through colour, confidence, work, friendship, and the way she moves through Genoa, *Blanca* gives us a detective who does not live in darkness, but keeps arriving in colour.
Genoa is not polished for tourists — and that is exactly why it works so beautifully in Blanca. From old harbour streets to pesto, focaccia and Sebastiano’s restaurant, the city becomes one of the series’ most memorable characters.
Blanca turns Genoa into more than a backdrop. From the sea and medieval alleyways to Camogli and the Ligurian coast, Italy’s most beautiful crime drama makes the city feel alive, intimate and unforgettable.