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Pompeii tortoise with egg uncovered during dig

Pompeii: The discovery of a 2,000-year-old tortoise and its egg

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Archaeologists unearth the remains of a land tortoise with its fragile egg kept in its carapace in a shop in via dell’Abbondanza, Pompeii.

Pesaro officially designated Italy’s culture capital 2024

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Three months after the initial announcement, the government confirms Pesaro as Italy’s Capital of Culture for 2024.

Pompeii- restoration of Mauiri's horse skeleton

Pompeii’s House of Ceres and horse skeleton reopen

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On June 14th, the House of Ceres and the skeleton of a horse reopened to visitors at Pompeii Archaeological Park.

Statue of late astrophysicist Margherita Hack

Milan honours astrophysicist Margherita Hack with statue

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Late astrophysicist Margherita Hack has become the first woman to have a public statue in Milan erected in her honour.

stradivarius violin up for auction. Credit: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Rare inlaid Stradivari violin up for auction

June 10, 2022June 13, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A rare 1679 violin made by renowned Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari is up for auction next month. The Stradivarius could fetch over €10million.

Garden dedicated to Diabolik sisters

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Milan is dedicating a garden to sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani, creators of the iconic Diabolik character.

Caravaggio work turns ‘tactile’ for the blind

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A tactile 3-D reproduction of Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes means the visually challenged can now trace the lines of the masterpiece in Rome.

Giuseppe Verdi’s villa up for auction as heirs fail to agree

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

State has right of first refusal as court puts Verdi’s villa up for sale. The composer’s heirs failed to agree on who would own and manage it, so it must be sold.