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The Commodus Paasage at the Colosseum is now open to the public. Colosseum and other museums open ferragosto 2022

Secret Commodus Passage opens to the public at the Colosseum

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A once-hidden passageway inside Rome’s Colosseum, known as the Commodus Passage — named after the notorious emperor immortalised in the film Gladiator — opened to the public for the first time this week.

Italian ire as Carpaccio altarpiece returned to Slovenia

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Allies of Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni have condemned the return of a Renaissance masterpiece to Slovenia, calling it a betrayal of Istrian exiles. The Carpaccio altarpiece has been in the Basilica of Sant’Antonio in Padua since 1943.

Kevin Spacey will be honoured at the Lucca Film Festival

Kevin Spacey to Open Lucca Film Festival

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Kevin Spacey will open the 21st edition of the Lucca Film Festival, which runs in the Tuscan city from 20 to 28 September 2025.

Stefano Benni, Master of Satire and Imagination, Dies at 78

September 9, 2025September 9, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Stefano Benni, one of Italy’s most beloved satirical writers, playwrights, and journalists, has died at the age of 78 after a prolonged illness, the Feltrinelli publishing house confirmed on Tuesday.

Andrea Camilleri at 100 and the island of Sicily

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Andrea Camilleri would have turned one hundred today, 6th September 1925, born in Porto Empedocle, Sicily. His name is synonymous with Inspector Salvo Montalbano, but to regard him merely as a crime writer is to diminish a vast, multifaceted literary legacy.

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On this day in history: birth of artist Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

August 30, 2025August 30, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, one of Venice’s most original painters and printmakers, was born on 30th August, 1727.

andrea camilleri, author of the Commissario Montalbano series. Image: Sandro Michahelles

Italy marks centenary of Montalbano author Andrea Camilleri

August 30, 2025August 30, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy is honouring Andrea Camilleri, the Sicilian writer who created Inspector Montalbano, with a series of cultural events. 2025 is the centenary of his birth.

Italian “Scamp Twins” become TikTok stars at 83

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Two Italian twin sisters have become unlikely TikTok stars at the age of 83. Known as the Scamp Twins, they have amassed over 30,000 followers.

Pavia takes Dante and classical music to Expo 2025 Osaka

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Classical music and Dante’s poetry will demonstrate culture’s power to connect nations at Expo 2025 Osaka. From 2 to 4 September, the Italy Pavilion will host Istante Dante in Expo, a project promoted by Almo Collegio Borromeo and the Foundation I Solisti di Pavia. It will feature 100 Italian and international musicians interpreting 100 tercets […]

On this day in history: death of poet Petrarch

July 19, 2025July 19, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Francesco Petrarca, better known as Petrarch, died on 19 July 1374. He left behind poetry, prose and ideas that helped shape modern literature. Born in Arezzo in 1304, Petrarch became one of the most important figures of early humanism. Today, he is remembered not only for his beautiful verse but also for his influence on […]