Sophie Barling is senior editor of Apollo.
The vast Cinecittà film studio complex had such an influence on cinema it came to be known as ‘Hollywood on the Tiber’
This magazine’s first home, the Adelphi was both a neoclassical triumph and a financial disaster for ‘Bob the Roman’
Sixty years after the film’s release, locals are still surprised by visitors re-enacting a few of their favourite things
With new leadership and restored rooms that haven’t looked this good since the Ancien Régime, the palace is entering a new golden era
The Great Pompeii project has more than lived up to the name, but it’s now time for a period of conservation and consolidation
The scholar’s meticulously preserved apartment in Rome testifies to his passion for all things 19th century, and to how he treated collecting as a form of memoir
Keep an eye out for reissues of novels by Elaine Kraf and Inger Christensen, a literary thriller in which Giorgio Vasari turns detective and Francesca Wade’s biography of Gertrude Stein
Recent conservation efforts have led to new discoveries of stunning interiors and wall paintings that also tell us more about everyday life in the city
The printed, patterned cloth called toile de Jouy was at its height of its popularity in the 18th century, but still delights today
Outdoor activities offered Bloomsbury’s women welcome respite from their indoor pursuits
