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This place is fantastic! Has anybody seen it?

Villa Romana del Casale near Piazza Armerina in Sicily contains 3,500 square metres of extraordinarily preserved Roman mosaic floors from the 4th century CE.

They are the finest and most extensive Roman mosaics anywhere in the world and include the famous Bikini Girls, the Great Hunt, and extraordinary mythological scenes.

Entry costs around 10 euros.

Those who walk through the extraordinary elevated walkways over the mosaic floors and spend two hours examining the extraordinary variety and quality of the figurative work describe it as the single most impressive concentration of ancient Roman decorative arts available anywhere in the Mediterranean.

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Villa Romana del Casale near Piazza Armerina in Sicily contains 3,500 square metres of extraordinarily preserved Roman mosaic floors from the 4th century CE.

They are the finest and most extensive Roman mosaics anywhere in the world and include the famous Bikini Girls, the Great Hunt, and extraordinary mythological scenes.

Entry costs around 10 euros.

Those who walk through the extraordinary elevated walkways over the mosaic floors and spend two hours examining the extraordinary variety and quality of the figurative work describe it as the single most impressive concentration of ancient Roman decorative arts available anywhere in the Mediterranean.

Ho fatto! Done!

Now there is a fee to pay! Also, alongside the Trevi fountain you will find an entrance to purchase a ticket to view the “waterworks” underneath!

Have you ever made a wish and tossed a coin into the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy? 🇮🇹✨

One of the world's most iconic landmarks, where breathtaking beauty, centuries of history, and timeless legends come together. Many believe that throwing a coin into the fountain means you'll one day return to Rome.

Few Italian Americans have shaped the United States as profoundly as A.P. Giannini, yet his name remains largely absent from the national conversation. For this episode of the Italian American Podcast, Pat, Marianna, and award-winning filmmaker Davide Fiore explore the remarkable life and legacy of the founder of the Bank of Italy, which later became Bank of America. Through the lens of Fiore’s acclaimed documentary, they examine how Giannini revolutionized banking by extending financial opportunities to immigrants, working-class families, and women—groups often excluded from traditional institutions—and why his story deserves far greater recognition today.

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Looks like the French Gardener is living in Sicily!

NASA has named the crew of Artemis III, and an Italian is on board. ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, a native of Catania, Sicily, will serve as pilot alongside Commander Randy Bresnik and mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas. The mission will send the four-person crew to low-Earth orbit to test critical rendezvous and docking operations ahead of a future lunar landing. Parmitano brings extensive experience to the role, having logged 366 days in space across two long-duration missions to the International Space Station. He will also be supported by ESA’s European Service Module, which will power the Orion spacecraft throughout the mission. Italy’s contribution to the next chapter of human space exploration continues to grow.

It is with closed eyes and a concentrated, rapt expression that Ettore Pagano delivers, on the evening of May 27, his cello interpretation of the final movement of Sergej Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante op. 125. A performance so perfect that it earned him, three days later, the Absolute First Prize at the 75th edition of the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels—one of the most important classical music competitions in the world, dedicated this year to the cello. Twenty-three years old, of Roman origins, Pagano is the first Italian to win such recognition in the history of the prize. — Read more on italiantimes.com LINK IN BIO