ROME – The murky realm of cultural control, overseas “influence” in the face of declining “hard power,” was the subject of the Euro-Gulf Information Centre (EGIC)’s most recent talk.

ROME – As part of a project to open to the public the maze of passages and chambers buried beneath the Roman baths, renowned artist Fabrizio Plessi’s exhibition offers one striking interpretation o

ROME - Tuscan reds are fast becoming the most loved wines across the world as recent export statistics boast of their strong performance in emerging American and Asian markets.

ROME - A pioneer and trend-setter in Italian 20th century film and opera, Franco Zeffirelli died last week aged 96 at hi

ROME – Palermo’s international documentary film festival Sole Luna Doc Film Festival presents in its 14^th edition the world premiere of “Freedom Women”, a series of six documentaries by

ROME - Born in London of a Bengali Indian parents, Jhumpa Lahiri is an esteemed novelist who teaches translation and creative writing at Princeton University.

ROME - The Rome Savoyards drew an impressive season of theatre and entertainment to a close with a rip-roaring interpretation of Rick Abbot’s “Play On!”, a farcical take on the amateurish realms of

ROME - English stage, screen and television actress Vanessa Redgrave is set to receive a Globo d’Oro for a glittering career that spans over 60 years when judges from the Rome Foreign Press Associa

ROME – Rome’s audience will once again have the opportunity to engage in a multicultural dialogue and dive into Romania’s fervent social, environmental and political aspects as the ProCult Romania

ROME - Prestigious Italian director Lina Wertmüller, who made history in 1977 for being the first woman to be nominated for an Oscar as best director for her film "Seven Beauties" (1975), is amongs

VENICE - The mysterious British graffiti artist executed his hallmark combination of artistic novelty and masterful self-promotion on the world’s most prestigious

VENICE – This year’s Biennale sees yet another exciting new addition: the inaugural exhibition of a diverse and innovative group of artists, the Miracle Workers Collective (MWC), in the national Pa

VENICE - The Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia has opened an exhibition dedicated to Finnish artist Tapio Wirkkala to celebrate the 4^th edition of MUVE (Musei Veneziani) Contemporaneo.

ROME - A journalist friend in Rome who admired Federico Fellini wanted to write a book about him and got his agreement.  But after a series of broken appointments followed by improbable excuses, ac

CAMINHA - I first visited Caminha, a small town in North Portugal, in 2017. There was a lot more there than I expected so I made sure to go back there last year.  

ROME – The British embassy hosted an event on Tuesday celebrating the revolutionary role of fashion and highlighting its support for the LGBT campaign, Love is GREAT.

VENICE – Graffiti artist Banksy has released a video which shows him setting up a new piece of art in San Marco, only to be removed by the police soon after.

ROME - Years of crime, violence, and gang power have been laid bare in an explosive new book in which the former boss of Rome’s infamous Banda della Magliana exposes life at the heart of the Eterna

PERUGIA - The Trasimeno Music Festival is returning to Italy for a 15th edition this summer under the artistic direction of world-famous pianist Angela Hewitt, who will headline the event.

LONDON – An exhibition at the Opera Gallery in London is bringing Spatialist art to London at a time when it is more popular than ever before. Spaziale!

VENICE – The appearance in the Lagoon city of a new piece of art shows all the hallmarks of Banksy’s mysterious hand at work, though the graffiti artist is yet to claim the work as his own.

TURIN – The Lega Nord has called for the director of the international Turin book fair Nicola Lagioia to resign, while M5S and PD are defending him.

SYRACUSE – The renowned architect Stefano Boeri has recast Greek tragedy into a twenty-first century form, altering the ancient art form perhaps more than he realises.

NAPLES - Whether the columns of Piazza del Plebiscito, the postcard view of Posillipo, the imposing Sails of Scampia or the residential centre of Vomero, iconic glimpses of Naples are not hard to c