Elegant Journeys Travel

31/03/2025

A journey into the vast subterranean grounds preserved under Rome—from ancient aqueducts and apartment buildings to pagan shrines

05/03/2025

The Buonarotti family tombstone has been restored by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure and Opera di Santa Croce, just in time for the artist's 550th birthday.

03/03/2025

Galleria dell’Accademia celebrates the artist and his oeuvre with a calendar of events throughout the year.

20/11/2024

Microsoft and the Vatican used artificial intelligence to virtually recreate the historic Vatican City church

04/09/2024

Rome's ancient Arch of Constantine near the Colosseum was damaged by lightning during a violent storm that wreaked havoc on the Italian capital on Tuesday.

08/08/2024

A new archaeological museum in Capri charts the Roman history of the Italian island at the height of its splendour under the emperors Augustus and Tiberius.

31/07/2024

The Colosseum Archaeological Park has reopened the House of Livia, a first-century BC domus on Rome's Palatine Hill, after a programme of restoration work.

27/07/2024

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Italy has been successful in its bid to have the Appian Way added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, the United Nations' cultural agency announced today.

23/07/2024

Archaeologists think the Roman army constructed it to contain the revolting gladiator in 71 B.C.E.

05/07/2024

The ruins of an ancient Roman garden likely owned by Emperor Caligula have been excavated as part of a major Jubilee construction project near the Vatican.

26/06/2024

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The Impossible Vineyards of Cinque Terre. I (Valeria) had no idea that wine in Italy was also produced by heroes.

23/06/2024

In the seaside resort town of Herculaneum, the beach is the final resting place of more than 330 residents who tried to flee

12/06/2024

Dozens of items, including burnt bones and ceramics, provide new insights into ritual activity in the city of Ostia

08/06/2024

The 86-square-foot space is adorned with artworks depicting female figures and agricultural imagery

04/06/2024

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Italian confectionery giant Ferrero launches Nutella Ice Cream this summer, with supermarkets across Italy stocking the gelato treat from the start of June.

01/06/2024

Italy marks Festa della Repubblica, a national public holiday in celebration of the Italian republic, with numerous major events in Rome on Sunday 2 June.

27/05/2024

Siena's Duomo will unveil its extraordinary inlaid marble mosaic floors which can be admired during a visit to the Tuscan cathedral city over summer 2024.