A new discovery at Pompeii is the Room of the Slaves at Civita Giuliana in the suburban villa. Linked to the earlier discovery of the ceremonial chariot and stable, it gives context to the servant’s quarters.
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The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is hosting “The Scar” exhibition until 19th December. The exhibition shows photos of women disfigured with acid by their exes, taken by Italian photographer Ilaria Sagaria, and a Bernini bust.
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“Il papà di Tiramisù”, Ado Campeol, has died aged 93. Owner of the Alle Beccherie restaurant in Treviso, where the famous dessert was invented in 1969.
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The Campari Group in Italy are planning larger than usual price increases to offset rising costs for glass, alcohol and sugar. Among the brands due to see a price hike is Aperol, favoured by many who enjoy a Spritz.
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Villa Aurora in Rome is up for auction in January with an opening bid of almost €500m. The villa houses the world’s only ceiling mural by Caravaggio.
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Time Out magazine named their top 20 museums and galleries in the world. In number one spot was Uffizi Gallery. It took the title number one museum in the world ahead of The Louvre, Acropolis Museum and London’s Tate Modern.
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Truffles are the apex of Italy’s gastronomy and autumn is the peak time for truffle hunting and cooking. The white truffle is particularly prized and one of the most expensive foods in the world.
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The Cornaro Chapel in the Santa Maria della Vittoria church, Rome has been restored to its former glory. The chapel contains one of Bernini’s most celebrated sculptures The Ecstasy of St Teresa.
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The painting ‘Salvator Mundi’ by Leonardo da Vinci is Jesus Christ blessing with his right hand and with his left hand holding a transparent globe. It is the subject of a documentary film – The Lost Leonardo – currently showing at the Rome Film Festival.
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Andrea Camilleri did not want his crime series continued by another writer. He left the concluding Montalbano novel with his publisher long before his death in 2019. It is now available in the UK.
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