Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...

Many medieval villages in Italy are beautiful, and many are proclaimed to be the most beautiful. However, the enchanting village of Gangi, located in the Madonie Mountains in Sicily's hinterlands ...

A lesser-known gem in the south of Italy has been praised for its unique beauty and mysterious villages, including a breathtaking "medieval ghost town".

From the famous towers of San Gimignano and charming Pienza to Greve in the wine-making region of Chianti, there are plenty ...

Ancient grape seeds reveal the slow domestication process from the Bronze Age to the Medieval Period. The domestication of ...

Fabian Alfie studies Italian and Medieval Italian literature at the University of Arizona, and he’s particularly interested ...

As a restorer who specialized in late medieval and early Renaissance paintings from Italy, he was in intimate touch with the ...

The domestication of grapevine was a slow process in Italy, taking place over thousands of years, according to a study ...