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Italy

Bones found in Florence likely belong to 'Mona Lisa'

Experts think that bone fragments found at a monastery in Florence likely belong to the woman many people believe was immortalised in the “Mona

24/09/2015

Culture news

Extensive Ai Weiwei exhibition opens in London

A new exhibition by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is opening at London’s Royal Academy of Arts. It is the UK’s most extensive show of works by

18/09/2015

Explore

The delights of Monaco's gastronomic melting pot

Paolo Sari is a chef with a mission: to spread the word about the benefits of organic cuisine among his fellow cooks in Monaco. The Venitian arrived

14/09/2015

Explore

Taste buds workout

14/09/2015

Focus

Heirs of the Great Steppe: 550 years of the Kazakh khanate

Kazakhstan is celebrating its ancient roots with around 100 events across the country marking the @550th anniversary of the Kazakh

14/09/2015

Italy

Night of surprises in Venice as debut film from Venezuela grabs Golden Lion

An unknown first-time director has won one of world cinema’s most prestigious prizes, Venice’s Golden Lion. Lorenzo Vigas, for his film “From Afar”

12/09/2015

Culture news

Crete celebrates traditional dance and music

This year, for the first time, Heraklion, the capital city of Crete, played host to the Pancretan Dance Festival and Cantata. Eleni Fasoula

09/09/2015

France

Anish Kapoor's controversial Dirty Corner vandalised again

British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor’s controversial “Dirty Corner” installation has been vandalised for the second time in three months. Une œuvre

06/09/2015

Italy

Venice film festival 2015

The world’s oldest surviving film festival is getting underway in Venice – the 72nd edition of what’s locally called La Mostra brings with it 11

02/09/2015

USA

Tributes pour in for horror filmmaker Wes Craven

Tributes have been paid to the US horror filmmaker Wes Craven, who’s died in Los Angeles at the age of 76. Twitter has been flooded with comments in

31/08/2015

Culture news

Culture by the Black Sea at Bulgaria's Apollonia festival

The Apollonia Festival of Arts in the city of Sozopol is hailed as the most important cultural event in Bulgaria. Every August artists from all

31/08/2015

Russia

Protesters angry over destruction of 'Mephistopheles' in St Petersburg

The smashing of a 100-year-old mythical demon sculpture on the facade of a St Petersburg building angers locals over the religiously-motivated act of 'vandalism'.

30/08/2015

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Finland : Air Guitar Contest

29/08/2015

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Is this the oddest ever place to get married?

27/08/2015

Spain

Spanish town celebrates annual 'human tower' festival

It’s an act of physical ingenuity and bravery – the annual festival of building Tarragona towers or castles and attracts thousands to the Catalonia

20/08/2015

Cinema

Awakening the force, Disney reveals new adventures for Star Wars fans

The publicity drive for the next installment of the Star Wars franchise has entered warp speed with the news that Jurassic World director Colin

17/08/2015

Italy

Culture ministers promote heritage and dialogue at Milan Expo

Culture ministers have gathered in Milan to highlight the importance of cultural heritage and dialogue. The officials from more than eighty countries

01/08/2015

Series

Postcards from Kazakhstan: honouring the founders of the Kazakh Khanate

A statue in Astana celebrates the legacy of Kerey and Zhanibek Khan

27/07/2015

Italy

Pompeii: closed for union meeting ahead of holiday

Tourists were surprised to find the ancient archaeological site of Pompeii closed on Friday morning ahead of the holiday period. The gates were

24/07/2015

Russia

Lenin statue in Tomsk loses its torso after beheading

21/07/2015