The objects are indeed real – they are the centuries-old skeletal, human remains exhumed from Rome's underground catacombs.

Why are these Italian ghost towns worth a visit? While many are in a complete state of abandonment—some wholly reduced to rubble—roughly 120 ghost towns have been restored or ...

This city is a place of wonders, both ancient and modern ... days of sightseeing in Rome. One spot, Lido La Playa, is right between Anzio and Lavinio, the next town over. It has umbrellas that ...

Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what we knew about ancient medicine.

From historic palazzos to art-filled abodes, the best hotels in Rome complement the Eternal City’s tapestry of art, culture ...

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of ...

According to Tim Jepson from The Telegraph, Ostia was rated the second-ugliest seaside town in Europe, just behind Monaco. “When I lived in Rome the ... “Ranks of modern apartment blocks ...

Excavations at a central Italian city upended the belief that it served as a “backwater town” during the Roman era, finding instead it was a thriving centre till the 3rd century. The decade ...

Trebula Mutuesca: the forgotten ancient Roman town A mere 45 kilometres northeast of Rome and just a 70-minute drive away, Monteleone Sabino looks much like any nondescript, sleepy central Italian ...

That’s why we take such good care of our list of the city’s best restaurants, and our writer in Rome is constantly on the lookout for brilliant new places to eat. But sometimes only the ...