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Aerial view of Lazzaretto island in Venice

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/01/2020 - 00:00

Did you know the word ‘quarantine’ comes from Italy? From Venice to be precise. “The practice of quarantine, as we know it, began during the 14th…

Truck Driver Destroys Medieval Statue in Padova

by Katia Amore | Wed, 09/25/2013 - 10:00

La Gatta di Sant'Andrea (the Female Cat of St. Andrew), also known as "La Gatta", a monument of medieval origin placed in the little churchyard of St. Andrew…

Culture

Rome Archaeological Site Provides Information On Medieval Times

by Carol King | Wed, 08/21/2013 - 06:30

A team of archaeologists, historians, engineers and experts in Christian antiquities have inaugurated an important archaeological site in Rome. The site is…

Culture

Three of the Best Italian Medieval Re-enactments

by Carla Passino | Mon, 05/13/2013 - 05:24

The forbidding bulk of Venice’s Arsenale, the soaring towers of San Gimignano, the azure elegance of Giotto’s frescoes in Padua’s Scrovegni chapel. But also…