History

Milan, Italy, is hosting a "Milan and Leonardo" program in 2019 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death. Visit www.visit-milano.net/en/appointments/leonardo-500 for a list of events.

One significant event is the "Leonardo e la Sala delle Asse tra Natura, Arte e Scienza" exhibit, May 16-Aug. 18, at Sforza Castle (Piazza Castello, 20121 Milano; phone +39 02 8846 3703, www.milanocastello.it/en), where visitors can witness the restoration of a vaulted ceiling painted in a nature motif by Leo nar do in 1498.

Let's get right to it. ITN staff have voted and, on the topic "Lens on Koblenz," the winning essay is that of HERSCHEL V. ANDERSON of Tempe, Arizona. Herschel will receive a 3-year extension to his subscription to ITN (or he can pass his prize along to a friend).

15-day, 13-night "active" trip in SPAIN & PORTUGAL. Departures through Oct. 2019. Group limit, 22. Highlights: In Lisbon, Portugal, 16th-century Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery/in Sintra, 18th-century National Palace of Queluz/in Seville, Spain, olive oil tasting, flamenco dancing lesson/en route to Ronda, wine tasting/Alhambra palace in Granada/Gaudí monuments in Barcelona/Dalí museum in Catalonia. From New York, $4,429-$5,209 ppdo. Land only, $3,799-$4,599. Single supp., from $1,584.

When the design for the monument pictured in our December 2018 mystery photo was chosen from five different contest entries in May 2015, it had already been “waiting 20 years to be built,” according to the mayor of Ushuaia, Argentina. The design was that of local artist Antonino Pilello, and two years later, on June 21, 2017, the “Monument of Ancient People and Pioneers of Ushuaia” was formally inaugurated in the Civic Plaza in front of the city's port.

June 6, 2019, is the 75th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France. Visit www.ddayfestival.com for info on special events, including the following:

June 1-9 — Reconstructions of the US camps Camp Geronimo (Sainte-Mère-Église) and Camp American (Viervelle-sur-Mer) will be open to the public.

June 2-9 — Civilian reenactors portraying American and German forces will be on Omaha Beach outside Viervelle-sur-Mer. The beach-entry fee of €7 (near $8) includes entry to Musée D-Day Omaha.