China in Rome
ROME -- Chinese art has landed in Rome and risks never leaving the historical Roman palace of Palazzo Venezia.
The Beijing government will, at least for the next five years, manage an area in a Roman museum...
Medieval frescoes discovered behind wallpaper
ROME -- Behind the yellowed wallpaper in one of Rome's no longer used municipal offices, a discovery was made. What has come to light is probably a Triumphant Christ with his faithful followers Peter and Paul p...
Dungeons under the Colosseum will be open
ROME -- From August the dungeon under one of the more famous monument of the world will be open to the public. A guided tour of the famous "ipogei" which will take visitors into a fascinating jour...
Vanished Rome
ROME -- This is not a time-machine but it comes close. It is called "ROMA SPARITA" and it is a group formed on Facebook dedicated to the Eternal City. The group has over 70 thousand members but the n...
Al Gore will attend the Festival of Journalism in Perugia
ROME -- The International Festival of Journalism was founded in 2006 by Arianna Ciccone and Christopher Potter with the objective of discussing journalism, information, freedom of the press and democracy follow...
Sten and Lex are the most famous street artists on the Old Continent
ROME: An interview with the famous street artists
Ötzi: One of the most famous mummies in the world
ROME -- The Alto Adige Archaeological Museum or S¼dtiroler Arch¤ologiemuseum, centrally located in Via Museo is famous for hosting "–tzi", the Iceman, and contains all the finds in the Province of ...
Archaeological finds discovered at American military base site
ROME -- Last June, archaeological investigations planned by the Archaeological Heritage Department began in Dal Molin in the Veneto Region, with active cooperation from the United States Army Garrison Vicenza...
One click reveals 6,000 years of history
The online Virtual Museum of Iraq is an Italian gem
Hadrian’s Academy unearthed?
"Good" emperor's place of knowledge thought to be found during subway excavation
Roman Emperor Nero’s rotating dining room found
ROME -- It had always been thought that Nero's famous dining room, which actually revolved day and night, simulating the earth's movement, coincided with the octagonal room situated on the Colle Oppio. However,...
Niko: A voice from Italy
What could be better than a tall, handsome, brown eyed Italian man in his 30s? A tall, handsome, brown-eyed Italian man in his 30s who sings vibrantly and could be the next European sensation. Meet Nicola "Niko...
Euro Cup thoughts
The Euro Cup is getting hot and heavy as we charge towards the June 29th final game. I've watched a great deal of it and thought I'd share some thoughts so far:
-France looks old. They didn't get out of t...
Italy close to elimination in Euro Cup
After getting their heads handed to them in the first game of the Euro Cup by Holland 3-0, Italy inched closer to elimination Friday with a 1-1 draw against the Romanians.
The Italians should consider themse...
