A trans activist and Torino Pride volunteer has been slapped in the face by a group of teenagers in central Turin after being targeted for their rainbow backpack. The incident, which occurred near the Cinema Massimo late on Saturday evening, has prompted swift condemnation from the city’s mayor, the President of the Piedmont Region, and […]
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Roman tennis star Flavio Cobolli reached the final of the BMW Open in Munich with a commanding straight-sets victory over world number three Alexander Zverev. He then broke down in tears, dedicating his win to a 13-year-old friend who died in Rome just days ago.
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The double killing outside the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in Covo has left a well-established local community in shock. A suspect, described as a regular worshipper at the Sikh temple, remained at large as investigators worked to establish a motive.
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Born Giovanni Antonio Canal, Canaletto became the greatest view-painter of the 18th century. His luminous vedute of Venice, Rome and London still the definitive image of a city at the height of its gilded, fading glory.
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Conservation groups condemn a suspected deliberate poisoning campaign in the Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise. They warn that the killings reflect a growing climate of hostility towards wolves fuelled by weakening legal protections.
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The works, spanning paintings, prints and sculptures, were hired from a Belgian company and presented to visitors as genuine. Investigators describe it as a clearly organised criminal operation with reach across Europe. They ranged from Warhols to pieces by Banksy and Keith Haring.
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The cost of visiting the Pantheon in Rome, one of the ancient world’s best-preserved monuments, will rise to €7 from 1 July. This comes under a new agreement between Italy’s Ministry of Culture and the Diocese of Rome.
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Vilified as a femme fatale, celebrated as a patron of the arts, and ultimately remembered in Ferrara as la buona duchessa, the good duchess, Lucrezia Borgia remains one of the most complex and contested women of the Italian Renaissance.
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While many Italian cities boast Roman foundations, Ferrara is a rarity: a city that came into its own during the Middle Ages and reached its zenith during the Renaissance. Known as the “City of the Bicycle” for its flat terrain and pedal-friendly culture, Ferrara remains one of Europe’s best-preserved examples of “modern” town planning, a […]
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On 17 April 1598, one of the most influential figures of 17th-century science, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, was born in Ferrara. A dedicated Jesuit priest and a meticulous astronomer, Riccioli’s legacy remains visible to anyone who looks at the night sky through a telescope. His nomenclature for lunar features is still the international standard used today.
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