In 1669, in what has been considered the volcano's worst known eruption, lava buried a swath of Catania, about 15 miles away ...

After decades of working in parallel worlds of sculpture and fiction, Barbara Chase-Riboud is achieving deserved worldwide ...

There's never been a better time to veer off the beaten path and explore lesser-known regions.

Sketches in Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Forster I appear to show tunnels leading from the castle. Ground-penetrating radar ...

With thousands of islands to choose from, Europe has plenty of opportunities to escape the crowds and high prices of tourist ...

Picasso was a guest at Dierks’s home, and Dierks designed Somerset Maugham’s house. In the first half of the 20th century, ...

May 27 marks the anniversary of a brutal act of terrorism perpetrated by the Mafia in Florence which shook Italy in 1993.

Centro Storico is the place if you want to be closest to the major attractions in Milan. It tends to be full of tourists with ...

An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to exist. Ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning revealed that the ...

When DH Lawrence made a similar journey with his wife in 1921 there were cattle on deck and the crowing of cockerels woke ...

On Lake Como, the town of Varenna has a colorful skyline with the iconic bell tower of the ... 6 unforgettable Italy hotels, from Tuscany and Lake Como to Rome and Milan.) This trip was created ...