Italy celebrates Italian Unity Day
Rome: Italian president Sergio Mattarella marked Italian Unity Day on Thursday by saying that Italy and "other countries that share...
History & Culture
Italy: Pesaro wins county’s Capital of Culture 2024 title
Pesaro: The Italian seaside city of Pesaro has been proclaimed as the country's Capital of Culture 2024, the culture ministry...
Italy: Ides of March – Rome remembers Julius Caesar
Rome: The Ides of March was the 74th day in the Roman calendar, determined by the full moon, and corresponded...
Italy: Rome in March means Marathons
Rome: The 2022 Rome-Ostia half marathon returned to the capital on Sunday (March 6), resulting in numerous street closures and...
Italy: 75 Italian photographers show history
Rome: The Photo Exhibition Italiae, from Alinari to the Masters of Contemporary Photography, kicked off at Chongqing Library on Monday,...
Chinese cultural event ‘Lantern Festival’ celebrated at UoS
Sargodha: Chinese cultural event, Lantern Festival, was celebrated at the University of Sargodha (UoS) here. The event was co-organised by...
Italy: Shelley in Rome film screening at Spanish Steps
Rome: Rome's Keats-Shelley House will host a free public screening of the short film Shelley in Rome on the façade...
Beijing makes progress in Central Axis application to world heritage list
China Economic Net Beijing: Beijing has made progress in the application for its Central Axis to be included in the...
Italy: Venice’s floating carnival returns
Hermione Kitson in Venice Venice: Italy's floating city of Venice is preparing for the return of its world-famous Carnival, which...
Italy displays Michelangelo’s three Pietà sculptures together for first time
Florence: The three Pietà sculptures by Renaissance master Michelangelo will be displayed together for the first time in an exhibition...
Italy: Rome opens city museums for free
Rome: Rome's city-run museums are open for free to all visitors - residents and tourists - on Sunday 6 February....
Italy: The story of Rome’s carnival – Carnevale Romano
Rome: The first certain traces of Rome's carnival celebrations date back to the 12th century. The ludus carnevalarii saw the...
Roundtable on Gilgit-Baltistan’s rich history and placement in BRI organized
Islamabad: NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS) has organised a high-level roundtable on Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), its rich history and placement...
Italy lowers price for 16th century Roman villa after first auction fails
Rome: An Italian tribunal lowered the minimum price for a 16th century Roman villa that boasts Caravaggio’s only fresco after...
Italy’s sale of the century: Rome villa with its own Caravaggio
Rome: Rome's Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, home to the world's only ceiling mural painted by Caravaggio, is up for...
The Exhibition ‘NINGYO: Art and Beauty of Japanese Dolls’ inaugurated at the National Art Gallery
Islamabad: To kick start the 70th anniversary celebrations of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Pakistan, the Embassy...
Italy: Rome unearths ancient dog statue and tombs under street
Rome: Rome archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a 2,000-year old burial complex discovered during street works in the Appio...
Italy celebrates 100 years of Pasolini
Rome: Italy is to mark the centenary of the birth of the film director, poet, writer and intellectual Pier Paolo...
Italy welcomes home trafficked antiquities from US museums
Milan: Italy’s culture minister has welcomed the return of 201 prized antiquities valued at over 10 million euros ($11 million)...
Italy: Christmas tradition of bagpipe-playing shepherds
Rome: The spectacle of bagpipe-playing shepherds, known as zampognari, is common in central and southern Italy during the Christmas season...
Diplomatic success as Australia returns smuggled bronze age stone – HIGH COMMISSIONER ZAHID HAFEEZ CHAUDHRI RECEIVES ANICONIC STONE
Canberra: In a diplomatic achievement for Pakistan, the government of Australia on Wednesday returned an aniconic stone weight id 3rd...
Chinese embassy welcomes exhibition of Chinese and Pakistani students’ art works
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: The Chinese embassy in Pakistan has appreciated the Exhibition of the Chinese and Pakistani Students Art Works...
How Italy came to be Europe’s coffee capital
Rome: Given how protective Italians can be over their coffee culture, you might be forgiven for thinking they invented the...
Italy’s team resumes excavation work at Bhanbhore
Karachi: A team of Italian experts led by Prof Valeria Fiorani Piacentini has resumed excavation work at the ancient site...
Italy: Rome rebuilds Basilica Ulpia in Trajan’s Forum
Rome: The Basilica Ulpia, built by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the behest of the Emperor Trajan between 106...
Italy: Where to find the best olive oil in Lazio
Rome: With the arrival of November, the olive growing areas of Lazio are in action and the mills are prepared...
Most important international universities in Italy
Rome: Finding a university that satisfies your needs is sometimes challenging, however if you consider going to Italy, you will...
Italy: Uffizi is the Best Museum in the World, says Time Out
Florence: The Uffizi in Florence has come first in a list of the best museums and galleries in the world...
Italy: Rome villa with world’s only Caravaggio mural is for sale
Rome: Italy's real estate and art worlds are all a flutter over the news that Rome's Casino di Villa Boncompagni...
Italy: Rome restores Bernini’s beloved Cornaro Chapel
Rome: One of Rome's greatest treasures - the Cornaro Chapel with its sculptural masterpiece by Baroque genius Gian Lorenzo Bernini...
