It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...

Core elements of Roman law can be traced back to the ancient Greek world. Roman law has been fundamental to the foundations ...

Italy is home to the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. These sites not only showcase Italy's ...

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

We visit Courmayeur for a weekend of skiing and fine dining, here’s everything we discovered about this fascinating travel ...

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

Medieval hilltop towns, an unspoilt coastline and steamy hot springs make the Maremma region ideal for multi-generational ...

Italian grape and wine domestication took 7,000 years. Seeds show a shift from wild to cultivated types. Sardinia played a key role early.

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

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 ...