“I had reached that level of emotion where the celestial sensations given by the arts and passionate feelings meet. Leaving Santa Croce, my heart was racing, life had dried up for me, I was walking in fear of falling". These are the powerful words that the famous French writer Grenoble Marie-Henri Beyle, known as Stendhal, used to describe how he felt upon visiting Santa Croce. Did “Stendhal” ring a bell? Stendhal syndrome(named after him, obviously) is a psychosomatic condition generated by exposure to wondrous works of art. So, beware stunning beauty is about to overcome you!