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Giant ancient Greek statue returns to Sicily’s Valley of the Temples

March 3, 2024594 Views

A giant statue dating back about 2,500 years has been restored to Sicily's Valley of the Temples, an archeological site which ancient Greek poet Pindar described as "man's finest city." The 8-metre high representation of the mythological giant Telamon once supported the temple of Zeus, one of the famed Doric constructions on the site that art historians consider the principal ancient Greek historical record outside Greece itself. "Telamon will become ... the new international ambassador of an archaeological site with no equals worldwide", said Sicily's cultural heritage councillor Francesco Paolo Scarpinato. The stone statue returned to guard the temple on Thursday, following 20 years of restoration work. In ancient times the giant was one of numerous Telamon statues that wer...

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Italian ski resort idle as mild winter leaves mountain snowless

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February 5, 2024614 Views

A popular ski resort in central Italy is lying idle this winter, with businesses and residents blaming climate change for spring-like temperatures that have left entire mountains snowless. Ski-lifts are switched off and snow cannon lie abandoned on the grass of Mount Terminillo, which soars 2,217 metres (7,274 feet) high in the Apennines and is normally a favourite destination of skiers from Rome. A view of a small layer of melting artificial snow at a ski slope as Mount Terminillo located in the Central Apennines is facing a challenging ski season amidst the absence of snow and unseasonably high temperatures in Mount Terminillo, Italy February 1, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane This year the shops and bars are nearly all closed, with no one coming to rent equipment or buy a h...

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As Carnival opens, Venice honors native son Marco Polo

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January 31, 2024425 Views

Revellers enjoy last carnival before fee for day-trippers Hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Venice carnival are enjoying what could be the last year of free access for day-trippers to the historic lagoon city, before a much-debated fee comes into effect to try to curb numbers. Venice is marking the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo with a year of commemorations, starting with the opening of Carnival season honoring one of the lagoon city’s most illustrious native sons. A woman wearing a mask poses in front of the St. Marks church during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, Sunday Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Kicking off Carnival last weekend, some 600 rowers in period dress raised their oars in salute and shouted “We are all Marco Polo” as they rowed...

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Monumental ancient map re-emerges in new Rome museum

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January 12, 2024608 Views

A marble map of ancient Rome, that hasn't been put on public view for almost 100 years, is getting its very own museum within sight of the Colosseum. The Museum of the Forma Urbis, enclosed within a new archaeological park on one of Rome's famous seven hills opens on Friday -- the latest offering from a city that is eager to broaden its attraction for growing hordes of tourists. "This is a beautiful day. We are opening an archaeological park in an extraordinary part of the city and a new museum showcasing a masterpiece which has not been visible for about a century," said Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri. Collection of epigraphic and architectural materials from the Forma Urbis museum is on display during the opening of the new Celio Antiquarium, near the Colosseum in Rome, Ita...

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Parma Food Valley: Where food is more

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December 2, 2023717 Views

It is now the first Italian UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy Parma Food Valley is a unique land where food is the key to memorable experiences, as an example of effective promotion and enhancement of the area and its products of excellence: creativity, excellence, future, and events are the pillars on which the Parma Food Valley brand rests, serving as a container of stories with food as protagonist. Parma Food Valley is the Italian territory with the highest number of typical products protected by quality trademarks. The first Italian city designated a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. The brand, created by the Parma UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy Foundation, is promoted with the support of the Consortia for the Protection of Parmigiano Reggiano PDO and Prosciutto di...

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Light up Christmas in heart of Rome

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November 30, 2023786 Views

Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Hotel and Bentley Home unite for first-of-its-kind collaboration The Christmas tree and lobby display will celebrate the theme of travel This year, Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel, a landmark in luxury hospitality in the heart of Rome, gets ready to celebrate Christmas with a prestigious partner. The hotel’s impressive Christmas tree will be made in collaboration with luxury furniture brand Bentley Home – part of the Luxury Living Group and the only company that develops, produces and distributes collections of Made-in-Italy furniture for the most famous international luxury and design brands. Located in the neoclassical Lobby Bar, the grand tree is also a veritable design installation, adorned with iconic Bentley Home signature decorations inspired b...

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It’ll soon cost you over $5 for some weekend day-trips to Venice

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November 26, 2023698 Views

Venice authorities on Thursday unveiled a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city on peak weekends next year in an effort to reduce crowds, encourage longer visits and improve the quality of life for residents. The rollout of the tourist “contribution” program came after Venice, a UNESCO World Heritage site, narrowly escaped being placed on the U.N. agency’s danger list earlier this year because of the threat that overtourism was having on its delicate ecosystem. Member states cited the proposed new entry fee in deciding to spare Venice from the list. FILE PHOTO: A view of St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro stressed Thursday that the fee is not a new tourist tax or an attempt t...

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23 of the world’s most exceptional, pre-eminent automobiles in attendance

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October 10, 2023662 Views

# Based at breathtaking 18th century Palazzo di Varignana, Bologna, inaugural automotive Concours secures superlative entry list from leading collectors. # Concorso D’Eleganza Varignana 1705 curates examples of the finest pre-1973 automotive icons presented in six classes. # Pre-War Elegance, Heroic Races, Italian Fine Gems, Great Class Sport Car, Grit & Style and German Icons conclude concours season in superlative style. # Ferrari 275 GTB, Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Berlinetta Touring, Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, Maserati Tipo 26, Lamborghini Miura, Bugatti 37/44, Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider and many more typify the rich, diverse nature of curation # Leading experts, Corrado Lopresto and Silvia Nicolis from Italy and Hidetomo Kimura from Japan in attendance with iconic c...

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Ancient ‘power’ palazzo in Rome reopens to tourists, decades after closure

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September 22, 2023888 Views

An ancient Roman imperial palazzo atop the city’s Palatine Hill was reopened to tourists on Thursday, nearly 50 years after its closure for restoration. The nearly 2,000-year-old Domus Tiberiana was home to rulers in the ancient city’s Imperial period. The sprawling palace allows for sweeping views of the Roman Forum below. The walls of the newly restored domus Tiberiana on Rome's Palatine Hill, in Rome, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) The public is now able to tour it, following decades of structural restoration work to shore the palace up for safety reasons. Excavations uncovered artifacts from centuries of Roman life following the decline of the empire. The director of the Colosseum Archeological Park, which includes the Palatine Hill, in a wri...

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Venice avoids being added to UNESCO list of endangered sites

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September 15, 2023744 Views

A UNESCO committee has decided not to add Venice to the organisation's World Heritage List in Danger, disregarding a recommendation from experts and sparing the Italian government from an embarrassing verdict on the city's condition. "The World Heritage Committee ... has made the decision not to inscribe Venice and its Lagoon on the World Heritage List in Danger," UNESCO, the U.N. cultural agency, said in a statement as the committee met in Riyadh. FILE PHOTO: Tourists in Venice, Italy August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said adding Venice to the list would have been an "undue move" not based on objective facts. "Venice, therefore, is not in danger," he said in a statement. Venice, known for its canals and cultural sites, has ...