Salamanca: A trip to one of Europe’s oldest universities
Soon to be celebrating its 810th anniversary
Rome
Romans fight back against Airbnb’s Colosseum plans for Gladiatorial battles
“We are not Disneyland; we are Rome.”
From Ancient Rome to the pre-Raphaelites: how did paganism originate?
A further discussion about the contemporary obsession.
The place Leonardo DiCaprio called “pretty much the coolest city in the world”
A historical European city.
‘Rome, Open City’: Roberto Rossellini’s cinematic protest of social defiance
One of the 20th century’s many masterpieces.
Revolutionary cinema: ranking the 10 greatest Italian neorealism movies
The best films of cinema’s most revolutionary movement.
Beauty and tragedy in the Eternal City: Mary Shelley’s turbulent years in Rome
Beauty, tragedy, and the Eternal City.
Sound of a City: A journey through Rome in 20 songs
The city of Cellini, Federico Fellini, Sophia Loren, Roberto Rosellini, Nero and Dante.
Roman climate activists turn 17th century Bernini fountain black
Forshadowing the “end of the world scenario we are heading for.”
