Parade of the Stars
The 13th edition of the Rome Film Festival is the appointment for autumn, and turns the spotlight on the "seventh art", including exclusive projections and a highly anticipated red carpet. It’s said that the red carpet at the Rome Film Festival is the longest in the world. In fact, it runs a good sixty metres…
Piazza di Spagna: Stairway to Heaven
Situated at the foot of the Pincian Hill, Piazza di Spagna is a splendid eighteenth-century square surrounded by ochre-coloured buildings, luxury shops, important house-museums and old cafès. Among the most evocative squares in Rome, Piazza di Spagna owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, seat of the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See.…
Villa Medici: a Corner of France in Rome
Home to the l'Accademia di Francia a Roma, it is immersed in one of the most beautiful urban scenic parks. V illa Medici, one of the Renaissance jewels of Rome, stands on the Pincio hill, next to Trinità dei Monti. In 1576, Cardinal Ferdinando de’ Medici bought the estate and commissioned the construction of his…
Fabergé Eggs: Treasures of Imperial Russia
The golden Easter eggs designed by Peter Carl Fabergé form part of the Russian Crown Jewels. It was Easter time. A used metal dealer in the Midwestern United States was browsing a flea market one day when he spotted a strange object. It was oval in shape and with a clock face. He bought it…
Ambra Jovinelli Theater
The only Roman theatre in the Liberty style, Ambra Jovinelli is a point of reference for the public and for the artistic community in the heart of the Capital. From the day of its inauguration in the Esquilino quarter, the Jovinelli Theater, as it was then called, welcomed and entertained cheering spectators. Inspired by the…
Anagni: the fresco cycle in the Cathedral
A beautiful treasure of almost unknown 13th century frescoes. The fresco cycle that adorns the Anagni Cathedral crypt in the celebrated “City of Popes” is preserved in near-intact condition and represents a unique jewel in the history of pre-Assisiate medieval painting. Known also as the “Sistine Chapel of the Middle Ages”, the crypt was built…