There's plenty to see on an Italian vacation, but don't forget to stop and relax and treat yourself to some top-tier ...

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"Portals, Pilgrimage, and Crusade in Western Tuscany," the first book to explore medieval travel along Italy's pilgrimage routes, was published this month by Princeton University Press to much ...

Marco Panato does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

THE moon gently illuminated Piazza Vecchia, in the northern Italian town of Bergamo, one late October evening. Shadows speckled Renaissance-era buildings, houses with wrought-iron balconies and grand ...

During my many trips to Northern Italy, I've fallen in love with nearby alternatives to Venice like Treviso, Asolo, Vicenza, ...

ROME (AP) — Firefighters late Monday finally managed to extract a worker from beneath rubble inside a medieval tower that ...

The oldest recorded bareback horse race in Italy has been run since the 13th century – and it’s still going strong. The Palio di Asti, which takes place on the penultimate weekend of every September, ...

Northern Italy has been hit by a series of devastating floods in recent years. In March 2025 and the previous autumn, heavy rainfall hammered the region, swamping fields, farms and towns. More than ...