The charred scrolls of Herculaneum, buried under the ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, were long thought to be undecipherable. But new technology has allowed researchers to see what’s ...

A steamy piece of stolen history has finally returned to Italy, decades after its initial disappearance. According to the ...

Sorrento is often regarded as one of Europe’s best seaside towns however those coming here for a relaxing holiday by the ...

A volcanic eruption sank Aenaria nearly 2,000 years ago. Now, underwater tours and ongoing excavations are bringing Ischia's ...

Archaeologists have revitalized a Roman flower garden in Pompeii that survived an earthquake in 62 A.D. before being buried ...

ANCIENT erotic art stolen from Pompeii more than 80 years ago has finally been returned, Italy’s cultural heritage police have announced. The 2,000-year-old mosaic, depicting a half-naked ...

There are a million reasons to go to Italy, so why do visitors always go to the same few places? Here are our favourite ways ...