History

by Gabi Logan |
After several stone leaves fell off the top frieze of the Trevi Fountain in Rome earlier this month, visitors and city residents raised concerns over the fate…
by Gabi Logan |
On the left before restoration, on the right after restoration.After seven months of renovations, one of Caravaggio's most evocative works, "The Resurrection…
Culture
by Francesca Re Manning |
Spending time with books, meandering among shelves, and breathing the dusty air of silent reading rooms has always been a special treat for me. There is…
Lifestyle
by Julie Burns |
Queen Elizabeth II is the second longest serving current head of state in the world. In her long and continuous reign as Queen of the UK and Commonwealth, her…
Culture
by Anne Harrison |
In the middle of the Tiber lies the picturesque Isola Tiberina. The island embraces two millennia of Roman history, for it has been important to Rome from her…
Culture
by Mark Collinson |
The city of Rome has captured the imagination of the world for centuries. Fabled names such as Julius Caesar, Hadrian and Augustus conjure images of a time…
Culture
by Katharine Earley |
We investigate the story of an extraordinary, mysterious find made by a Sicilian fisherman in the waters of the Mediterranean.Mazara del Vallo, a historic and…
Culture
by Manya Kaczkowski |
Rolling down the A1 in a great big tour bus, I was desperately hoping that the toll road’s nickname—Highway of the Sun—would influence the day. We were on our…
by Gabi Logan |
On Saturday the 2nd of June, Italians throughout the country will celebrate the Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day), Italy's main national holiday. This year…
Lifestyle
by ITALY |
Placido Rizzotto, a union representative, was buried last Thursday in an Italian state funeral taking place near Palermo in the town of Corleone, more than six…