The SPQR organization, with home in Leuven, praises Vandenbon for its two books, countless lectures in Flanders and online chronicles on its website Inzenditalie.be. “Marc brings Italy to the public, with passion and knowledge,” it sounds.
His most recent book Ravissant Rome (2024) Gidst readers along unique walks through the eternal city. With this prize he follows in the list of earlier laureates such as Rocco Granata and the Gallo-Roman Museum in Tongeren.