Stories

Discover inspiring people, remarkable places and ground-breaking ideas through cultural heritage stories from Europe and beyond
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The Lanterna of Genoa, an Italian lighthouse landmark
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Foreign findings: Italian archaeologists in the Dodecanese islands
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Meet the Great Belzoni, the Italian Indiana Jones, and other Egyptology pioneers
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Agriturismo in Italy
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Vespa and Piaggio - icons of Italian industrial design
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Adrian Willaert and the foundation of the Venetian School
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Adriatic relationships: Carlo Goldoni's La Dalmatina
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Pizza: a slice of migration history
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The Colossus of Leonardo da Vinci
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Beyond Amadeus
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One man's mass production of opera
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Italian soldiers who fought and died in the Great War
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Marco Polo - the man who brought China to Europe
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Maestro Verdi - most performed composer ever
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Matilde Serao: a woman's war diary
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Caravaggio: a Murderous Artist
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Borromini, Baroque architect
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The art of seduction: Giacomo Casanova