La Bocca della Verita
The popular Italian saying 'in Bocca al Lupo' is used instead of wishing good luck. It means 'into the mouth of the wolf'. And yet, in the middle of Rome there is more powerful mouth - 'La Bocca della Verita' The Mouth of the Truth.
Cristo degli Abissi
Somewhere deep in the waters of Riviera di Levante near Portofino rests an extraordinary bronze sculpture 'Il Cristo degli Abissi'. The 2,5 m high sculpture of Christ with head and hands rising in the pose offering peace protects people of the sea: sailors, fishermen and divers. It has been placed near the spot where in August 1947 Dario Gonzatti lost his life while scuba diving in the gulf.
Santa Maria dei Miracoli Church in Venice
Santa Maria dei Miracoli is the favourite church of many Venetians and a popular place to get married in Venice. This jewel of early Renaissance art in Venice has been built between 1481-1489 by Pietro Lombardo and his sons to protect the miraculous painting of 'Madonna and Child' by Nicolo di Pietro. The painting still can be seen above the main altar in the church.
Rome
Rome Weather
The best seasons of the year to visit Rome are Spring and Autumn. There is a lot of sun, and the temperature is warm, but not to hot like during the summer months.
Spring
Easter marks the beginning of the tourists season in Rome. Pilgrims from all over the world go to St.Peter’s Square to listen to [...]
Castel Sant’Angelo – former Hadrian’s Mausoleum
The emperor Hadrian took a decision of constructing a mausoleum for himself, for his family and for his successors around 130 AD. The place that was chosen was a part of so called Domitia’s Gardens that lied in the neighborhood of Campo Vaticano, on the right bank of the Tiber river, in front of Campo [...]
Pantheon
Pantheon (also known as Santa Maria della Rotonda) is the best preserved building from the ancient period that survived to our times almost untouched.
The first known temple constructed in one part of Campo Marzio was projected and founded by Marcus Agrippa between 27 and 25 BC. Its shape was rectangular and it was surrounded by [...]
Venice
Venice Carnival 2010 Highlights
This year’s Carnival in Venice is going to be officially started in he evening of Saturday, February 6, 2010 with the performance Arlecchino, Servant of Two Masters, played by Ferruccio Soleri.
There will be ten days of theatre performances, exhibitions, lights, fireworks, and thousands of masks wandering around Venice, and its land counterpartner – Mestre.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
In 1949 the American millionairess Peggy Guggenheim came for the Venetian Biennale with her art collection, and soon decided to move to the city for good.
For her new home she has bought the former residence of Venetian aristocratic family Venier, known as Ca’Venier de Leoni, from the pet lion kept once on the courtyard of [...]
Piazza San Marco
The entrance to the square from the marine side leads between two columns located on Piazetta, the small square between the Doge’s Palace and Sansovinian Library. On the columns there are the sculptures of lion symbol of St.Mark and St.Teodoro killing the dragon.
St. Teodoro was the first Patron saint of Venice to be replaced by [...]
