Soak up the rich Italian culture in any of these gems that not only beat the crowds but the tourist traps too.

Introducing size – below we look at Italy’s 30 largest towns and cities (a list which, notably, doesn’t include Venice or Siena ... and a fine castle, cathedral and city museum.

Venice became the main entry point for influence from the Byzantine Empire in Italy. The main reason ... evident in places like Siena, where Duccio di Buoninsegna created his masterpiece ”Maestà” for ...

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The restaurant and nightlife scene is also very ... as well as other Tuscan art towns such as Arezzo, Siena and Lucca. Florence's diminutive size means everything is very accessible, with most ...

(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ROME (AP) — Italy, Albania and the United Arab Emirates signed a three-way clean energy cooperation deal Wednesday that calls for the Gulf country’s expertise to be put ...

ROME - Italy's government on Jan 14 unveiled a draft law to regulate online reviews of hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions, in a bid to stop fake or paid reviewers. The law, which needs ...

ROME — Italy's government on Tuesday (Jan 14) unveiled a draft law to regulate online reviews of hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions, in a bid to stop fake or paid reviewers.

On Jan. 9, Carter’s casket arrived at the steps of the Washington National Cathedral. It was draped in an American flag and borne by a special military honor guard. Before entering the towering ...

Kevin Held gave San Antonio's food scene more questions than answers when he opened Inspiriamo Pizza Lounge at 4109 Fredericksburg Road near the Wonderland of the Americas shopping mall last year.

Rings, medallions, crowns, plaques, and a scepter were hastily gathered and stashed in a crypt in the Vilnius Cathedral, where they would remain hidden for nearly nine decades. But no more.

Stunning medieval wall paintings inside France’s Angers Cathedral remained hidden for centuries. But now, for the first time, conservators from the University of Cambridge’s Hamilton Kerr Institute ...