5 things we didn’t know last week about italy

By on 01/03/2010 in news
  1. fashion - italytutto top blogs on italyAncient Rome’s last tyrant king built a palace 20km south of Rome at the site of ancient Gabii
  2. 1,300 journalists planned to attend Milan’s Fashion Week
  3. Caravaggio’s madness was caused by lead poisoning from the paints he used
  4. The laser techniques used to clean wall paintings in Siena is the same as that used for tattoo removal
  5. George Clooney’s Lake Como villa is worth €30 million, even if he is not selling it.

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3 Responses to 5 things we didn’t know last week about italy

  1. Eleonora 08/03/2010 at 22:13 #

    I was ill last week wit a stupid flu and the thing I missed most was coming here and learning something new about my homeland. Like for eg Caravaggio’s lead poisoning… And he’s among my all-time favorite genius artists!

    Making bread?

    Ciao

  2. italytutto editor 11/03/2010 at 09:49 #

    Hi Eleonora – hope you’re feeling better now. Am planning to bake soon, promise!

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