Though I took steps to avoid tourists when I visited the Colosseum, I found it was too crowded to enjoy Rome's iconic ...

There is a recurring pattern in human history, often overlooked in the drama of conquests and empires: the colonised, with ...

The Tiber river crosses Rome from north to south. Legend says that the founders of Rome, Remus, and Romulus, were put in a ...

These human-made landmarks around the world defy expectations of what man can create—and they sometimes seem to defy gravity itself Awesome creations These amazing structures seem too intricate, too ...

The Eastern and Western Roman Empires had a layered history, experienced a major division, and left lasting cultural and ...

An mosaic panel on travertine slabs from the Roman era has been returned to Pompeii after being stolen by a Nazi German ...

No matter how many times you return, Rome always has a new story to tell. The ancient capital has more than earned its ...

Leo XIV has brought back the papal tradition of vacationing at Castel Gandolfo. So how did a family castle become part of the ...

Typically, the best times to travel, depending on where you visit (e.g., northern Italy versus southern Italy), are in April, May, September, and October, when the temperatures range from 65 degrees ...

Off season, Erling Haaland heads to the Med. He popped up at the back-to-back Dolce and Gabbana shows in Rome, with a slew of ...