While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo Maratta.

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Relics of war still linger in this German city but the Saxon capital is defined by a defiant spirit of renewal, with a thriving cultural scene and cutting-edge nightlife.

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Such was its popularity that by the late 18th century, festivities started as early as Boxing Day. In fact, the Carnival and Casanova expired almost simultaneously.