Rain of Roses at the Pantheon
One of Rome’s most spectacular traditions will take place this Sunday: rose petals raining through the oculus of the Pantheon.
Pentecost celebrated with the ancient rite. About six thousand red roses were dropped inside the Pantheon
June 2, the birthday of our Republic!
June 2, the Italians abolished the monarchy and elected a constitutional republican regime… On June 2, 2024, the Italian Republic turns 78.
Nemi: Cultural tour with strawberries
The Strawbery Festival and Flower Exhibition in Nemi will start on June 2nd. The village dresses up for the holidays. The one just around the corner will be a special edition of the Strawberry Festival because the town of Nemi has been officially included among the Most Beautiful Municipalities in Italy.
NOTO e Infiorata Festival
Noto celebrates the marvels of spring with a colourful festa known as the Infiorata. Via Nicolaci, it becomes home to flower artists worldwide who create a carpet of beautiful petal mosaics inspired by the year’s theme.
18 May: European Night of Museums
18 May: European Night of Museums European Night of Museums: On Saturday, 18 May, there will be a party with evening openings, free admission or at the symbolic cost of 1 euro, guided tours, and many special events in places of art and culture throughout Italy. The European Night of Museums 2025 returns on Saturday, […]
The history of Donatello’s Davids from 1955 to today
It was the early 1950s, years in which Italian cinema flourished again, full of hope after the war: in the wake of this rebirth, the Open Gate Club was founded in 1953; the symbol was a door that opened to indicate the end of dark times and the return to a culture of international openness.
Mother’s Day, the story
Mother’s Day is an anniversary, always celebrated on the second Sunday of May. May is the month that the Catholic religion dedicates to the Madonna, mother of all mothers, but it is also the month of spring and the explosion of flowers to give to mothers.
May 1 and Hawthorn Blossom
The opinion – by Andira Vitale
It was May 1 in 1891. Half of the Fourmies, where Maria Blondeau lived as a cotton worker, was in the textile industry.
The great works of art that celebrate May Day
by Maria Stella
Today, May 1st, we celebrate Labor and Workers’ Day. Many artists have denounced with their works the conditions in which workers lived in different eras.
Flora, the fairy of flowers, is among us!
by Alessandro Romano
Once upon a time, colourful festivals were held in Rome for Flora, the fairy of flowers, between April 27 and May 3.