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March 11, 2021 at 12 noon (ET). Zoom Webinar. EVENT LANGUAGE: English. Register here. The Eternal City has been a source of inspiration for artists of all times. On March 11th, join us for a one-of-a-kind historical, artistic, and emotional virtual tour of Rome as seen through the creations of Bvlgari. During this webinar, art historian and curator...

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Many strains run through Italian cooking, and Roman cuisine is teeming with Jewish influences that reach go far beyond the celebrated carciofi alla giudia (Jewish-style fried artichokes). We’re talking about Roman Jewish cooking, a fusion of culinary influences and styles springing from the religious community’s various geographical origins. Iberia...

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The ancient Etruscan people occupied a swath of central Italy stretching roughly between Campania in the south, and the Po River in modern-day Lombardy. Their culture flourished in the pre-Roman era, between approximately 1,000 and 90 BCE. The name “Etruscan” formed the root of the word Tuscany; the Greek word for the people of central Italy, tyren...

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Ally, is that you? Lady Gaga looks more like her movie star alter ego these days, because she's a brunette once again! The "Shallow" singer was spotted out in Rome on Wednesday, Feb. 24, with a brand new bellissimo look ahead of her next movie Gucci. She certainty had the perfect designer ensemble for the occasion, as she was all dressed up in a st...

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The Eternal City has been a source of inspiration for artists of all times. On March 11th, join us for a one-of-a-kind historical, artistic, and emotional virtual tour of Rome as seen through the creations of Bvlgari.  During this webinar, art historian and curator Costantino D’Orazio will guide us through the city’s most iconic landmarks, from Pia...

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The square is the heart of every Italian city. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, many are created following very original projects. But some squares hide secrets in their own structure and their own name. Their form is shaped directly on the oldest buildings or on the pre-existing spaces, still preserved below. We literally walk over history,...

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Our return flight to England last month was cancelled, but were we upset? On the contrary, extra time in Rome in glorious sunny weather without the crowds was a bonus. We decided to visit places outside the centro storico where it was likely there’d be no tourists at all. We were right. The Foro Italico, north of the city centre, is one of the few...

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Less than an hour north of Rome lies Calcata, a mediaeval village clinging to a volcanic cliff surging out of the mists of the densely-wooded Treja valley. With its rugged tufa walls and steep pathways, entering this mystical, car-free hamlet is like stepping back in time or falling into a dream where Woodstock meets Hansel and Gretel. Stuff of fai...

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It has been ten years since I moved to Rome but I have yet to sit down and write out exactly how I did it. That is partly because I believe that the individual reasons and ways that people move are so personal they are impossible to replicate. That being said, it is the question that I get from non-Europeans most often: how did you do it? You can l...

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Last year, we celebrated the centennials of Alberto Sordi, Federico Fellini and Franca Valeri. This year, it's Giulietta Masina's turn to shine. Born on February 22, 1921 in San Giorgio di Piano, a commune north of Bologna, Masina was the oldest of four children born to a father who was a music professor and violinist and a mother who was a grade-s...

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