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Culture

Rome 1960 Olympic Games: Replay The Games

by John Bensalhia | Mon, 07/30/2012 - 09:56

John Bensalhia revisits Rome's Olympian moment in the spotlight, when it hosted a fondly remembered Olympic Games in the late Summer of 1960. The 1960 Olympic…

Flemish Painter Utens' Birds-eye-view paintings of the Medici Villas on Display in Villa La Petraia

by Gabi Logan | Tue, 07/24/2012 - 09:07

Through the 30th of September 2012, villa La Petraia in the Chianti mountains, is hosting three of Flemish painter Justus Utens birds-eye-view paintings of the…

Lifestyle

Highs and Lows of past Italian Olympic Teams

by John Bensalhia | Mon, 07/23/2012 - 08:54

John Bensalhia looks at the facts and figures over past performances to determine the highs and lows of past Italian Olympic teams... Most Successful Years…

Travel

Travelling by Mule from Sicily to Rome in the name of Mafia Victims and Sustainable Agriculture

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 07/19/2012 - 04:47

On this day 20 years ago, the 19th of July 1992, anti-mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino was brutally murdered in a Mafia car bombing less than two months after…

Discovery of 100 "New" Works by Caravaggio Stuns Art World

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 07/12/2012 - 08:53

Last Friday, the publication of a two-volume e-book proclaiming that Caravaggio's earliest works have sat unrecognised in a public building in Milan for almost…

Florence's Battistero Doors Reopen for Public Viewing After 22-Year Restoration

by Gabi Logan | Mon, 07/09/2012 - 00:02

The 10 biblical scenes of the eastern bronze doors of the Battistero (Baptistry) in Florence will reunite for public display in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo…

Culture

Siracusa War Cemetery: Lest We Forget

by Carol King | Fri, 07/06/2012 - 03:57

It’s almost 70 years since the Allied invasion of Sicily took place that launched the Italian Campaign. The event was a huge turning point during World War II…

1800-year-old Roman Highway Unearthed in Thessaloniki, Greece

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 07/06/2012 - 01:35

In the northern Grecian port city of Thessaloniki, construction of a a new metro system unearthed a 1,800-year-old ancient Roman highway.The 70-metre-long…

The Nobility of Work Painting Exhibit Shows Real Life in 19th Century Venice

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 07/05/2012 - 05:04

In Venice's National Museum of Villa Pisani, fruit sellers, seamstresses and water-bearers cover the walls in the exhibit "The Nobility of Work: Trades and…

Culture

Summer Palios Around Italy: Your Month by Month Guide

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 06/29/2012 - 09:10

Parading figures outfitted in caps with half-metre tall plums and padded doublets with canary yellow and garnet red stripes twirl and throw flags bearing…