UNESCO chooses Florence for ICOMOS 2014

The most important international event aimed at the preservation of cultural heritage

Italy's Cinque Terre struggling to recover

'Vernazza will be rebuilt as before' promised Mayor Vincenzo Resasco

When UNESCO added the Cinque Terre, five medieval coastal towns perched along the Ligurian coast, to its World Heritage List in 1997, it cited "the harmonious interaction between people and nature to produce a landscape of exceptional scenic quality." Nature broke that pact Oct. [...]

Russian billionaire to buy Valley of the Temples?

“It’s not for sale”, said Marco Zambuto, the Mayor of Agrigento

Italian newspapers reported on Saturday that a Russian metals mogul wants to buy the ruins of Sicily’s Valley of the Temples. Mikhail Prokhorov, who’s thought to be worth about 14 billion euros, has yet to confirm his interest. The seven incredible Greek Doric [...]

What the sea conserves ….

Archaeological Exhibition of Underwater Finds in Barumini

Barumini is a small town deep in the heart of Sardinia that has taken on great cultural importance thanks to the presence of the Su Nuraxi nuragic site and of the Casa Zapata Museum. In addition, in April 2008, the Centre for the Communication and Promotion of Cultural Heritage [...]

The Scrovegni Chapel

Giotto's Universal Judgement

The Scrovegni Chapel, symbol of Padua and absolute all-time masterpiece, will soon be on the UNESCO Heritage List. The Botanical Gardens are already on the List and “now our goal”, explains Giuliano Pisani, chairman of the Culture Committee of the City of Padua, [...]

A Tower surrounded by Skyscrapers

UNESCO puzzled about the changing London Skyline

«It’s like a teenager who gets a big tatoo and a few years later when it is too late, he wonders “what got a hold of me?”», writes a contributor to an online forum where Londoners heatedly discuss about the mushrooming of skyscrapers in the heart of [...]