By dropping Latin for the vernacular, Dante helped to establish the modern-day standardised Italian language.
Born in Florence in 1265, the mediaeval poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri would become known as the Father...
Italy celebrates Father of the Italian language.
Italy marks the fifth edition of Dantedì, the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, on Tuesday 25 March.
The annual event in honour of the mediaeval poet and phil...
Historic sites across Italy open for 2025 edition of Giornate FAI di Primavera.
More than 750 noted buildings and historic sites in Italy will open their doors to visitors on the weekend of 22-23 March for the Spring Da...
Caravaggio ceiling mural goes on show in Rome.
A historic Rome villa with the world's only known ceiling painting by Caravaggio will open its doors exclusively to visitors of the blockbuster show dedicated to the Baroqu...
Herculaneum launches new app for visitors as excavations resume.
Herculaneum, the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, reopened two of its most magnificent residences on Wednesday after...
Pordenone wins title of Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2027.
The northeastern Italian city of Pordenone will be Italy's Capital of Culture 2027, the culture minister Alessandro Giuli announced at a ceremony in Rome on...
Italian museums mark Giornata internazionale della Donna.
Women will have free entry to Italy's state museums and archaeological sites on Saturday 8 March as part of an initiative by the culture ministry to mark Interna...
To mark International Women's Day we look at Rome's 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 the m...
Masterpieces by Baroque master Caravaggio at Palazzo Barberini in Rome from 7 March until 6 July.
An exhibition hailed as among the most important and ambitious showcases ever of Caravaggio's work is being held in Rome...
Italy celebrates 550 years of Renaissance master Michelangelo who was born on 6 March 1475.
Florence has paid tribute to Michelangelo on the 550th anniversary of his birth by restoring the Buonarroti family tombstone un...
Italy's celebration of Michelangelo will be centred in the artist's native Tuscany.
Italy is marking the 550th anniversary of the High Renaissance genius Michelangelo with a series of special events and cultural initiat...
Tracing the origins and history of Rome's carnival.
The first certain traces of Rome's carnival celebrations - which begin this year on Sunday 16 February - date back to the 12th century.
The ludus carnevalarii saw t...
Vivid frescoes depict the followers of Dionysus.
Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed a large fresco cycle that sheds new light on religious rituals in the ancient city, the site said on Wednesday.
The frieze, wh...
Petition to stop Rome cinemas being turned into shopping malls follows similar appeals from architect Renzo Piano and footballer Francesco Totti.
Leading movie directors have launched an appeal calling on Italian author...
Fiamma hosted preview of La Dolce Vita in 1960.
Rome's historic Fiamma cinema, which closed its doors in 2017, is preparing to reopen after being acquired by the Caroli Group led by the entrepreneur Floriano Caroli....
Rome's San Pietro in Vincoli hosts the chains of St Peter as well as Michelangelo's Moses.
The church of San Pietro in Vincoli, known in English as St Peter in Chains, is a minor basilica hidden away in Rome's Monti qua...
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