Category: Experiences

Tours, outdoor recreation, and other activities to consider for your Italy itinerary

  • Roman Quarantine, Remembered in Watercolor

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    Learn more about the Roman artist who lovingly chronicled the quarantine in watercolors.

  • Trevi Fountain: Origins and Traditions of Rome’s Most Famous Fountain

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    The history behind the Trevi Fountain, one of the most beautiful and best-known fountains in the world.

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  • An Italian Artist for Every Italian Region [Map]

    This Italian map is fun but certainly controversial. It is a map of each region in Italy represented by a painting or fresco by an artist of that region. Here’s the full map (click to zoom in). A list of the artworks and their creators follow. Alphabetical List of Italian Regions with Their Representative Artworks…

  • Raphael’s Loggia of Cupid and Psyche Now in Exquisite, Digital Detail

    In addition to the many paintings that Raphael painted during his short life, the artist was also responsible for a roomful of frescoes in a Roman palace that is now known as the Villa Farnesina. From 1517-1518, Raphael and his workshop painted scenes from the fable of Cupid and Psyche on the vaulted ceiling of…

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