Mia Martin Travel Insider

11/09/2022

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63564404

The discovery of 24 statues thought to be around 2,300 years old may "rewrite history", an expert says.

10/18/2021

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/recreate-the-menu-of-pompeii-ancient-pub

Eat like a first-century Roman, using recent archaeological discoveries as your guide.

08/03/2021

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/02/fruit-baskets-from-fourth-century-bc-found-in-ruins-of-thonis-heracleion?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1

‘Incredible’ discoveries at submerged ancient city off coast of Egypt have lain untouched

05/20/2021

Rome anyone?

05/06/2021

Dreaming of working remotely .. in ITALY? .. check out smartway.work

05/05/2021

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/take-virtual-tour-these-newly-excavated-pompeiian-homes-180974654/?

Pompeii Archaeological Park Director Massimo Osanna narrates stunning drone footage of preserved daily life in the ancient city

05/05/2021

The Uffizi reopened its doors to the public this morning with 14 new rooms and 129 Italian masterpieces added to the permanent collection.

05/04/2021

If the name Claudia Cardinale is familiar to you, it’s likely because you are a person of a certain age, or possibly because you are a Federico Fellini or Luchino Visconti fan or maybe a Sergio Leone fan (or all of the above). Cardinale, a Tunisian-born Italian-French actress, had her heyday durin...

04/25/2021

04/25/2021

The head of the European Commission said the bloc would switch policy, under certain conditions, after more than a year of mostly banning nonessential travel.

04/25/2021

So happy to be at the beautiful Belmond La Samanna hotel in St. Martin for a little R&R.

03/31/2021

In case you need design inspiration:

The sixth day of the "Museum Week 2018" is dedicated to the portrayal of nature in culture, art and science, so let’s discover the Ancient Roman painted garden from the Villa of Livia, on display at the Museo Nazionale Romano di Palazzo Massimo in Rome.

03/27/2021

What a coffee table!

A 2,000-year-old artifact that had ended up in the home of a Manhattan antiquities dealer is now in an Italian museum.

03/24/2021

A love letter to Rome!
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-joy-of-seeing-rome-anew

Sometimes the only way to see a familiar place in a new light is through the eyes of someone else—like your child.

03/13/2021

This is exciting!

The burial place of Rome’s first emperor is undergoing restoration after years of neglect.

03/11/2021

These days in Rome, between the curfew and bars and restaurants closing at 6:00, standing outside an alimentari sharing a hunk of cheese counts as a date.