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The fashion house Fendi has sponsored a two-year restoration of the Grotto of Diana at the Villa d’Este, a Renaissance villa that belonged to a cardinal in the Catholic Church who decorated his vast estate with many depictions of classical myth.
After multiple restorations and delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the newly restored Apollo Belvedere has been unveiled at the Vatican Museums to much fanfare and praise.
A new funding initiative hopes to help restore and promote archaeological research on the Sanctuary of Diana Nemorensis in Nemi, Italy, but may also result in tourist paths through the sacred site.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Solstice Blessings with news, images and announcements from US, Italy, and UK.
We review the Pagan and not-so-Pagan history of the Valentine’s Day holiday, right down to the goat-skin loin clothes.