If you’re anywhere near northern Italy in late June, you’ll notice a certain buzz in the air – it’s all down to the Festa de San Giovanni, or St John's Night.

There’s a new set of destinations with all the hedonism and beauty of the Balearic islands but with much fewer crowds — ...

"The glove is one he would’ve worn, but it is now in a frame because people would be pulling little pieces of the wool for ...

From 6 to 8 June, the fourth edition of Vini d’Abbazia took place in the enchanting setting of the Abbey of Fossanova (Latina), welcoming over 4,000 ...

Read on to find out more about 21 of the world’s most beautiful castles, fortified homes that are both a feast for the eyes ...

The Italian city is braced for record visitor numbers this year – but it’s possible to get off the beaten track if you know how ...

“For centuries, Capri was shaped by foreign travelers,” said Sara Oliviera, vice president of the Friends of the Certosa (monastery ... and built the Villa San Michele on the crest of a ...

He died on 31 December 2022 at Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican ... Paul VI (Italy) – June 21, 1963 to August 6, 1978. Born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini in Italy ...

He spent the remainder of his years living in Calabria and was buried in the Basilian monastery of San Giovanni a Piro around the years 1477 or 1478. After his death, the Italian Renaissance scholar ...

At the monastery of San Giovanni Rotondo, near Foggia in southeast Italy, 62-year-old Padre Pio now rises at 2 each morning, prays for three hours and begins Mass at 5:30. Though Mass is normally ...

Narrator: In March of 1481, an order of Augustinian friars hired Leonardo to paint a massive altarpiece for the Monastery of San Donato a ... was his vision," wrote Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, one ...

In Parma, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the frescoes in the dome of San Giovanni painted by Correggio, a multimedia installation allows people to see the work up close. But there is also ...