Monuments

Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 06/04/2014 - 04:49
Restoration work on the Trevi Fountain is set to begin Thursday, June 5. Entirely financed by luxury fashion house Fendi, the €2 million project to revamp the…
Culture
by Nicola Ferlei-Brown | Fri, 05/16/2014 - 01:13
Baroque marvels await you at every turn of the mind blowing maze that Rome is. But, where to begin? If you want the fast track to the 'Meraviglie Barocche' and…
Culture
by Katia Amore | Wed, 05/14/2014 - 01:02
Reporting on the worsening conditions of one of Itally's jewels, the Caserta's Royal Bourbon Palace, has been a rather depressing affair over the years.  The…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 05/13/2014 - 04:00
The Santa Maria di Montesanto church in Rome has reopened to the public after the second phase of its restoration project was completed. Following the…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 04/23/2014 - 02:00
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Villa d'Este in Tivoli, near Rome, is a fine example of Renaissance architecture and of an Italian Renaissance garden.…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Sat, 04/12/2014 - 02:30
Is Turin's Royal Palace of Venaria haunted? The EPAS, the National Institute for the research and study of paranormal phenomena, thinks so. A series of sound…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 04/09/2014 - 20:10
2013 was a highly successful year for the Colosseum, which registered a total of 5,625,219 visitors, up 400,000 from the previous year, making it the most…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/08/2014 - 20:05
Ivory white, ochre and red hide under a blanket of soot caused by dust and smog at one of the world’s most famous monuments, the Colosseum. Over the course of…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 03/26/2014 - 21:00
The walls that surround Lucca, le mura di Lucca, are the city’s most impressive attraction. 2013 marked 500 years since their construction and, to celebrate,…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Mon, 03/24/2014 - 13:21
On the 130th anniversary of its establishment, jewelry and luxury goods company Bulgari is celebrating by “adopting” the Spanish Steps. Bulgari has in fact…