Of Tuscan origins, he had moved to Rome from Naples with his Neapolitan ... When the pope was commissioning a new fountain for the Piazza Navona, Bernini, uninvited, composed a model for it.

The night before the funeral, the camerlengo will preside over the closing and sealing of the coffin in the presence of other ...

Set inside a 17th-century noble residence in Rome, Orient Express La Minerva is the first hotel from the heritage luxury ...

The grandest domes of Europe and the narrow labyrinthine alleys of the districts, the splendor of noble palaces and the violent life of the streets, the courts of art-loving cardinal collectors ...

"This initiative aims to integrate elements of literature, drama and historical allusions with landscape design, anchoring ...

Gianlorenzo Bernini's mid-17th-century masterpiece ... of visitors with its beauty and cultural heritage. Read also: Rome's Trevi Fountain veiled: Conservation work dampens spirits Trevi fountain ...

To make a wish to return to Rome, toss a coin into the fountain over your left shoulder ... the Santa Maria della Vittoria, holds Bernini's famous Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. A quick walk southwest ...

Laura Itzkowitz The centuries-old Piazza Navona is perhaps one of the best-known public squares in Rome. People sipping ... including one by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Fountain of the Four Rivers ...

Once set atop a fountain in a villa of Rome, the statuette was made after Lorenzo Bernini's model and also provides an intriguing glimpse of a classical Italian garden. "This initiative aims to ...