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A historic Rome villa with the world's only known ceiling painting by Caravaggio will open its doors exclusively to visitors of the blockbuster show dedicated to the Baroque genius. The Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, better known as Villa Aurora, is home to the 25th work in Caravaggio 2025 - the Rome exhibition that everyone is talking about...

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UNICO National celebra la comunità italoamericana durante l'incontro di metà anno a Chicago e si prepara per la prossima 102ª Convenzione Annuale Il Presidente della NIAF Robert Allegrini presenta a Roma l'accordo con la Società Dante Alighieri e il Lazio come Regione d'onore 2025 Morinello eletto presidente della New York Conference of Italian Am...

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Rome’s National Gallery of Ancient Art at Palazzo Barberini opened “Caravaggio 2025” last week, kicking off one of the most highly anticipated exhibitions of the Jubilee Year.  It’s a blockbuster pairing of Baroque painting’s biggest superstar with Baroque Rome’s prototypical palace.  Arranged chronologically, the exhibition places the four Caravag...

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Italian scientists turn light into a solid. It’s Incredible! Rome Fiumicino airport is the best in Europe for the 8th consecutive year Renewable energy: Italy is fourth in the world among the largest markets for network development projects Pordenone in Friuli Venezia Giulia is the Italian Capital of Culture 2027 La Sapienza University of Rome is...

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Visiting Rome in a special year like the Jubilee is certainly an exciting idea, but due to the many tourists and pilgrims who will land in the city, it could be difficult to navigate the confusion of a crowded city and easily fall into tourist traps, but don't worry! This article is a vademecum, full of tips and practical advice for enjoying the ca...

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From the 1st-Century BCE ruins of the Imperial Forum to the Trevi Fountain’s Baroque splendour, Rome packs such an overwhelming myriad of postcard-worthy landmarks that digging through its historical layers can make any visitor feel like they've turned into an archaeologist. Alberto Angela, a TV presenter, global ambassador for Italian heritage,...

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Two pieces of news confirm Italy's leadership in the world of tourism. The first concerns luxury tourism: over 9 billion euros in 2024 were spent on luxury tourism in Italy, recorded by 5-star and 5-star luxury hotels, representing 16.8% of the total Italian hotel offer, estimated at just over 54 billion euros. Between 2008 and 2024 (excluding the...

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The detailed program of initiatives, events, and collaborations planned for 2025 was presented, the year in which Lazio has been chosen as the Region of Honor by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). Hosting the event, the President of the Lazio Region, Francesco Rocca, along with Vice President and Economic Development Minister Roberta...

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The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America's (OSDIA) “Capitolo di Roma” #3002, the organization's first chapter established outside of the American continent, has elected a new board. OSDIA, founded as the "Ordine dei Figli d’Italia" in 1905 in New York, represents one of the most significant Italian-American organizations in United States hi...

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Viterbo, Italy, styles itself as the "City of the Popes" and this Gothic-style, palace, known locally as Palazzo dei Papi, is the reason why. Most people think of Rome (or more specifically, Vatican City) as the home of the pope, but this is not written in stone. Many people remember the abandonment of Rome during the Avignon Papacy of the 14th cen...

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