Art & Architecture

The surprising discovery of the Villa of Tiberius beside the cave of Sperlonga

: De Vito; Category: Art & Architecture; 16 April 2018; LAZIO • LATINA • Sperlonga

The Roman emperor Tiberius, famous as the first successor of Augustus, chose Sperlonga to build a very special villa in a cave, one that still...

The greatest of the vedutisti, the apex of vedutism, the most well-known painter of vedute (views), was Canaletto, the ‘Little Canal’. Named...

Spend a different kind of Sunday in Nemi and its fascinating lake hidden inside the Castelli Romani Park, a small oasis of peace so close to the...

: Scala; Category: Galleries & Museums; 09 April 2018; LAZIO • VITERBO • Canepina

Canepina’s six-hour clock has been on that wall for years, for centuries, without anyone ever having noticed. Since it stopped working, no one has...

: Celletti; Category: Art & Architecture; 05 April 2018; LAZIO • ROMA • Arcinazzo Romano

The area of the high plains of Arcinazzo Romano has been a destination for tourists since the imperial age and, perhaps, the most famous character...

The painted egg has been present since ancient times in almost all Eastern and Western cultures. In mythology painting eggs is associated with the...

: Claudia Bettiol; Category: Art & Architecture; 29 March 2018; LAZIO • FROSINONE • Cassino

Work of the intellect has always been highly valued by the Benedictine Rule and in the copying of the texts of the past, each amanuensis decorated...

In the church of San Bartolomeo in the city of Sora, there is one of the most important historical and artistic works of the area: the wooden...