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Ancient Tomb and Temple Found in th...
Published on Friday, March 13, 2020 by Kathy McCabe
A hypogeum (an underground temple) and tomb were found in the Roman Forum last month, dating back to the 6th century B.C. A sarcophagus that was found in the tomb was made of tufa rock, the same material with which Rome’s Capitol building was built.
"This is an extraordinary discovery...
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Palatine Hill Produces Its Own Hone...
Published on Sunday, March 1, 2020 by Kathy McCabe
Rome’s Palatine Hill is now producing honey and olive oil from ingredients grown on its grounds. Italy owes its culinary brilliance to fresh, local products – and it doesn’t get more local than this.
Parco Colosseo, the archaeological park comprising Palatine Hill, the Colosseum a...
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Borghese Gallery Starts Crowdfundin...
Published on Thursday, January 30, 2020 by Kathy McCabe
Rome’s Borghese Gallery has started a crowdfunding campaign to raise about $8 million to buy a bronze sculpture by Bernini. The bust is of Pope Urban VIII, who commissioned many works from Bernini and was the Baroque artist’s most important customer. Now, Anna Coliva, the director of t...
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Rome’s MAXXI Museum Named Bes...
Published on Sunday, January 26, 2020 by Kathy McCabe
Italian art newspaper Artribune has named Rome’s MAXXI museum the Best Museum in Italy for 2019. MAXXI, a museum of modern art, stands for Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo.
MAXXI, which opened in 2010, showcases contemporary art by Italian and foreign artists. The institution...
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Rome to Pave Many Cobblestoned Stre...
Published on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 by Kathy McCabe
Many of Rome’s cobblestoned streets will soon be revamped and paved with asphalt to make the roads
more friendly to drivers. On 68 streets in the historic center, cobblestones will be removed and relocated to 113 pedestrian streets.
Work to remove the sampietrini, as the basalt...
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Italian Medical Museums Showcase Hi...
Published on Friday, December 20, 2019 by Kathy McCabe
Two Italian medical history museums – the Museo delle Arti Sanitarie in Naples (39-081-440647; Via Luciano Armanni 1; www.museoartisanitarie.it) and the Museo Storico Nazionale dell’Arte Sanitaria in Rome (39-06-6833262; Lungotevere in Sassia 4, Ospedale Santo Spirito) – are collabor...
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Free Museum Sundays Are Back
Published on Sunday, November 24, 2019 by Kathy McCabe
To the delight of art lovers, Italy’s popular free museum Sundays are back. This popular program, which offers free entry on the first Sunday of the month for both Italian and foreign visitors at state-run museums around the country, was introduced in 2014 by Culture Minister Dario Franc...
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Three Lesser-Known Architectural Si...
Published on Monday, October 14, 2019 by Kathy McCabe
The beauty of Rome is that the city’s vast collection of art and architecture means there’s always something different and unexpected to see beyond the usual tourist haunts. Whether you’re a seasoned traveler to Rome looking to discover new sites or a first-time visitor seeking t...
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Molise Will Pay People $27,000 to M...
Published on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 by Kathy McCabe
Molise, one of Italy’s lesser-known and rural regions, has been experiencing a population decline as residents increasingly move to urban areas. So Antonio Tedeschi, a regional councilor, had an idea: Entice people to move to Molise by paying them $27,000 to settle there and open a s...
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Rome to Relocate Cobblestones on Ma...
Published on Sunday, August 25, 2019 by Kathy McCabe
When you think of images of Rome, you probably think of the Coliseum, the Trevi Fountain and, of course, the cobblestone-lined streets that have been an iconic part of the city’s landscape for centuries.
Unfortunately, as beautiful as the cobblestone streets are, they are also becomin...