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The wondrous Octagonal Courtyard at the Vatican Museums offers the chance to admire some of the most precious statues belonging to the Vatican’s collection, all beautifully framed ...
11th Apr 2017
The archaeological treasures of the Roman Forum are not just jewels to be silently closed in an unalterable shrine for centuries: they're part of a invaluable yet living heritage to ...
19th Mar 2017
An evocative walk in the heart of Rome, following the path of an ancient Roman road turned into the modern via del Corso
13th Mar 2017
Visit Florence to step back in time, into the Renaissance city of Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. During an extraordinary era of creativity, artists and architects
22nd Dec 2015
Devoting your life as a Vestal Virgin to the State and retaining your chastity was an honour, awarded with great privileges, but one mistake could lead to being buried alive.
9th Feb 2016
Beneath the streets of Rome are underground rivers, quarries, temples, and countless bodies. If you want to understand the true ancient city, you’ll have to go underground
16th Dec 2016
Nudity, demons, and Hell in art have been a topic of debate. With great art comes great risk. The Sistine Chapel has had artistic masterpieces of controversy for centuries
7th Apr 2016
