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scaffolding at the restoration site of the florence baptistery mosaics

Why Now is the Time to Visit the Florence Baptistery (Yes, Even if You've Been)

by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 02/15/2023 - 07:20

For the first time since the turn of the 20th century, the magnificent mosaics lining the cupola (dome) of the Romanesque-style Florence Baptistery are…

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Where to Watch the Sanremo Festival From Outside Italy — And What to Expect

by Italy Magazine Staff | Mon, 02/06/2023 - 08:21

Italy’s longest-running and most anticipated music contest, the Sanremo Festival, will host its 73rd edition from February 7 to 11. How the Sanremo…

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Italy Celebrates Repatriation of 60 Looted Artworks and Artifacts From the US

by Italy Magazine Staff | Fri, 01/27/2023 - 02:47

Culture authorities, stakeholders and press gathered in Rome earlier this week to celebrate the repatriation to Italy from the United States of 60 looted…

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Volodymyr Zelensky to Appear by Video at Final Night of Sanremo Music Festival

by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 01/18/2023 - 12:53

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will address viewers during the broadcast of the final night of the Sanremo Music Festival, Italy's highest-profile and…

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Italian Screen Siren Gina Lollobrigida Dies at 95

by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 01/17/2023 - 12:20

Italian actress and postwar sex symbol Gina Lollobrigida died yesterday in Rome at the age of 95. Considered the epitome of Italian beauty during her heyday in…

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In Unprecedented UNESCO Bid, Italy Bets on the Ancient Appian Way

by Italy Magazine Staff | Thu, 01/12/2023 - 17:01

Italy is seeking UNESCO recognition for the ancient Appian Way, a key strategic route during the Roman Republic. The process has already been, one might say, a…

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House of the Vettii at Pompeii Reopens After 20 Years

by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 01/10/2023 - 08:31

Pompeii’s Roman-era domus, House of the Vettii, referred to by the archaeological park’s director Gabriel Zuchtriegel as “the Sistine Chapel of Pompeii,” is…

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Free Admission Sundays at State Museums in Italy to Return on New Year's Day

by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 12/27/2022 - 11:54

In Italy and (somehow) twiddling your thumbs in this quiet period between Christmas and La Befana (January 6)? Put down the panettone and step…

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Restored bedroom of Gioacchino Murat the Royal Palace of Caserta

Royal Palace of Caserta Opens Restored 19th-Century Wing to the Public

by Italy Magazine Staff | Tue, 12/20/2022 - 05:12

The 19th-century wing of the Royal Apartments in the Royal Palace of Caserta — centerpiece of its city and the Versailles-rivaling vision of Bourbon King…

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Stanley Tucci at a past edition of the Venice Film Festival

CNN Cancels "Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy" After Two Seasons

by Italy Magazine Staff | Fri, 12/16/2022 - 01:38

Actor Stanley Tucci has stopped searching for Italy — for now, anyway. As part of a wider CNN rebranding that brought about cancellation of all its original…