The ancient Roman baths at Baia are opening up at night with evening tours around the archaeological site that enable visitors to see one of Campania'…
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Fri, 10/12/2007 - 05:17
The stylised simplicity of early Christian art is celebrated in a new show in this northern Italian city.The exhibition, Early Christian Art Between R…
Fri, 10/12/2007 - 04:50
At last the delicious season of autumn has arrived. The time of newly pressed wine, roasted castagne, freshly pressed and fragrant olive oil, wood bur…
Fri, 10/12/2007 - 03:42
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday hailed recent talks between the two Koreas and welcomed moves to halt North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.The pope m…
Fri, 10/12/2007 - 03:39
The archaeological treasures of Pompeii and Herculaneum are arriving in Madrid for a major exhibition entitled "In the shadow of Vesuvius, Pompeii and…
Fri, 10/12/2007 - 03:34
UEFA on Thursday banned AC Milan goalkeeper Nelson Dida for two games for exaggerating a brush with a Scottish fan at the end of last week's 1-0 defea…
Fri, 10/12/2007 - 03:32
Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni is bidding to bring his blistering Bundesliga scoring touch to Italy's key Euro 2008 qualifier at home to Georgia on S…
Thu, 10/11/2007 - 05:54
Five hard-core Napoli fans were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of blackmailing the Serie A club to get free tickets and keep their part of the ground…
Thu, 10/11/2007 - 05:50
Manta Castle, in the village of the same name near Saluzzo (Cuneo) is home to the most important cycle of late Gothic secular frescoes anywhere in Eur…
Thu, 10/11/2007 - 05:40
Titian, Caravaggio and Tintoretto are among the Italian masters taking a 3,000-km rail trip to cities across the country this month on a specially fit…
Thu, 10/11/2007 - 05:26
The Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery of Turin (GAM) has opened its doors on a brand-new exhibit, entitled Collage/Collages dal Cubismo al New Dada…
Thu, 10/11/2007 - 03:36
Flash News - Italian screen icon Sophia Loren is soon to make an American film musical inspired by a 1963 Federico Fellini movie.The 73-year-old actre…
Thu, 10/11/2007 - 03:32
Italy led a list of FIFA World Player of the Year candidates released on Wednesday, with more potential winners than any other country.Italy had five…
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 05:48
Two-times world champion Fernando Alonso was interviewed by a public prosecutor in the northern city of Modena on Tuesday in connection with a probe…
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 05:32
A month-long check-up into the health of the great River Po spanning northern Italy is producing a worrying diagnosis, according to experts.A report r…
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 05:15
The hidden face of a woman has been found under Antonello da Messina's famous masterpiece the Annunciation, officials confirmed here Tuesday.Officials…
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 03:25
Ronaldo is set to make his long-awaited return from injury, AC Milan Deputy Chairman Adriano Galliani said Tuesday."Ronaldo is doing well and if he lo…
Wed, 10/10/2007 - 03:21
One person was killed and a dozen injured in an explosion Tuesday at a British-owned weapons factory outside Rome.The victim was identified as Roberto…
Tue, 10/09/2007 - 05:29
Filming on the latest movie by German cinema legend Wim Wenders got under way in the Sicilian capital of Palermo on Monday.'The Palermo Shooting', whi…
Tue, 10/09/2007 - 05:13
A tiny theatre in the historic centre of Rome is making a bid to stage the longest-running opera production in Italian history in an effort to popular…