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Italy celebrates Father of the Italian language. Italy marks the fifth edition of Dantedì, the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, on Monday 25 March. The annual event in honour of the mediaeval poet and philo...
Historic sites across Italy open for 2024 edition of Giornate FAI di Primavera. More than 750 noted Italian buildings and historic sites open their doors to the public on 23-24 March for the Spring Days initiative organ...
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L'Aquila to be Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2026. L'Aquila, the city devastated by the massive earthquake that struck Italy's central Abruzzo region almost 15 years ago, has been announced as Italian Capital of Cultu...
Palazzo Farnese to regain its original splendour. The ongoing restoration of the exterior of Rome's Palazzo Farnese, seat of the French embassy to Italy and the École française de Rome, has entered its third and penulti...
On International Women's Day we highlight Rome's leading museums and archaeological sites that are run by women. Everybody knows that Rome is home to some of the world's greatest museums but not every one is aware that...
Museo Mario Praz reopens after four years. Rome has reopened the house museum dedicated to the celebrated scholar, art critic and anglicist Mario Praz, following a restoration by the Italian culture ministry. Located...
Italian museums celebrate Giornata internazionale della Donna. Women will have free entry to Italy's state museums and archaeological sites on Friday 8 March as part of an initiative by the culture ministry to mark Inte...
Pompeii unveils latest spectacular discovery. A newly-unearthed fresco depicting the Greek mythological twins Phrixus and Helle was unveiled on Friday in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of Vesu...
Bulgari continues to restore Rome landmarks. Luxury jeweller Bulgari is to sponsor the restoration of the bronze sculptures and marble statues that decorate the Vittoriano monument in Rome's central Piazza Venezia.  ...
Controversy over Israel pavilion in Venice Biennale. Italy's culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has firmly rejected an online petition calling for Israel to be excluded from participating in the upcoming Venice Bienna...
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Italy's museums open for free on first Sunday of each month. State museums and archaeological sites in Rome and across Italy will open their doors for free on Sunday 3 March as part of the monthly Domenica al Museo init...
Catacomb visits are free but must be booked in advance. Rome's seven catacombs open to the public will offer free guided tours on Saturday 2 March as part of the spring 2024 edition of Day of the Catacombs. The catac...
Juliet's balcony and tomb lure star-crossed lovers to Verona. To see the balcony where Romeo and Juliet declared their undying love for each other, all that is required is a suspension of disbelief and a train ticket to...
Francis will be first pope to visit Venice Biennale. Pope Francis will travel to the Venice Art Biennale on 28 April to visit the Holy See pavilion at the women's prison on the island of Giudecca, the Vatican said on Tu...
Gigantic statue of Constantine goes on display in Rome. A modern-day reconstruction of the ancient Colossus of Constantine, recreated using 3D modelling technology, was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Capitoline Museums i...
Tracing the origins and history of Rome's carnival. The first certain traces of Rome's carnival celebrations - which begin this year on Sunday 28 January - date back to the 12th century. The ludus carnevalarii saw th...
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