New Leonardo Da Vinci painting has been reliably authenticated
A painting by Leonardo da Vinci that has been missing for 500 years was recently found in a Swiss bank.
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Arts & Architecture
18 Italian records and superlative Trivia
(updated December 22, 2017) The world’s tallest museum, the world’s smallest restaurant, the world’s smallest car, the world’s oldest mall,
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Top 12 most beautiful gardens of Italy
(last updated July 4, 2018) Italy counts a large number of magnificent private and public gardens. Here are the top
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Florence’s historic palaces open their courtyards and gardens to “Wine Town” on May 17 and 18
On Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18 a selection of great Florentine historic palaces will open their courtyards and
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Top 10 movies filmed in Florence
1. La Meglio Gioventu’ – The Best of Youth (Mario Tullio Giordana, 2003) A unique and marvelous 6-hour-long epic filmed
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Colossi of Italy
Less famous than the Colossus of Rhodes, the Colossi of Italy are nevertheless no less intriguing. These exceptionally large, human
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Alberto Sordi, Italy’s movie legend or ‘Albertone Nazionale’.
Exactly 10 years ago yesterday, Alberto Sordi died in Rome, his hometown, on February 25, 2003. This event formally signed
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The Mysterious Park of the Monsters of Bomarzo
(updated November 2, 2017) The history of the Sacred Grove of Bomarzo, more commonly known as the Park of the
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Top 5 most amazing and unusual Chapels in Italy
1. Cave chapel of Genga (Marche) In 1971 a group of speleologists from Ancona discovered a complex system of
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Lactating fountains of Italy
Often considered a funny attraction, lactating nereids, sirens and godesses were in fact a manifestation of the high Mannerist style, popular
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