Florence

Giresun might be a long way from Florence, but the traces of the Renaissance are prominent in one neighborhood of the Turkish Black Sea city.

Windows of some houses in Giresun's Zeytinlik neighborhood were designed with the art of the golden ratio as in the window behind Jesus in the "Last Supper" painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.

The Middle East Now Film Festival, organized in Italian city of Florence, will screen Turkish director Ye?im Ustao?lu's films this year in its retrospective section. 

The sixth edition of the festival will be held between April 5 and 10. 

According to the official festival website, three multiple award-winning films by Ustao?lu will be in the festival program. 

According to site ‘TripAdvisor’, Athens is one of the best travel destinations in Europe for 2016. The site, which is arguably the most popular online resource for all things holiday, ranked Athens 12th in its ‘Travellers’ Choice Awards’.

A broad selection of 70 paintings, two lithography series, and 10 sculptures of the iconic Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico can be seen at the Pera Museum An exhibition showcasing iconic Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico, one of the most extraordinary artists of the 20th century, has opened at Istanbul's Pera Museum.

'Istanbul Istanbul' by Burhan Sönmez, translated from the Turkish by Ümit Hussein (OR Books, 256 pages, $18)

Spor Toto Super League club Fenerbahçe will play against Braga of Portugal in last 16 of the Europa League following a draw made on Feb. 26.

The first leg will be played in Istanbul ?on March 10, while the return leg will take place one week later.

Fenerbahçe advanced to the last 16 of the Europa League following a 1-1 against Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian capital, but their eternal rivals, Galatasaray, crashed out following a two-goal reverse in Rome.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has ordered that all nude sculptures on display at the Capitoline Museum should be covered up so as not to offend visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Greek classical sculptures as well as Roman masterpieces have been hidden in a bid to seal multi-billion agreements that Rouhani arrived in Rome on Monday to sign.

Turkish director Ferzan Özpetek, who is a well-known figure in Italian cinema, is again staging Verdi's famous opera 'La Traviata' in Naples for the first time since 2012Italy-based Turkish director Ferzan Özpetek has directed Guiseppe Verdi's famous opera "La Traviata" for a second time, premiering the piece on Nov. 3 at Europe's oldest theater, the Real Tiatro di San Carlo in Naples. 

The Bulgarian men's national football team suffered 0:1 defeat to visiting side Norway in a decisive UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier on Thursday.

Thus, Bulgaria's chances of qualifying for EURO 2016 diminished as Bulgaria is lagging five points behind its direct opponent for the third place in qualification Group H - Norway.