Nicknamed the "Manhattan of the Middle Ages", an Italian city may have had 200 towers over 900 years ago, but today only a ...

Its distinctive porticoes were completed in 1829, giving the mansion the muscular classical look known worldwide today. It features 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 fireplaces and eight staircases ...

Initially punctuated with temples vowed by victorious generals, during the imperial era it became filled with extraordinary baths, theatres, porticoes, aqueducts, and other structures – many of which ...

While stone was available in the near-by hills and was used for sculpture, as well as for lintels and porticoes, the principal building materials were brick and, over it, a kind of stucco ...

Bologna. With students and townspeople interacting together, it's so lively.

There are treasures to be discovered include a peppering of medieval towers, miles of porticoes and monumental statues with intriguing stories attached. But it is without a doubt the city's role ...

In and around its gardens, and lakes adorned with fountains and nymphs, the complex is brimming with breathtaking structures: porticoes, theaters, thermal baths, banqueting rooms, a library ...

As millions of motorists hit the UK’s roads on the busiest weekend of the summer we left our car behind and set off on foot - ...

But you should also spare a thought for Bologna, the capital of Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region. The city, which is ...

Famous for its leaning medieval towers, UNESCO-listed porticoes and incredible food scene, Bologna should be high on the list for any Italy itinerary, especially if you like good food. Visit ...

Destroyed by a major earthquake in 1953, then rebuilt in Venetian style, Zante town’s (semi-pedestrian) paved streets are lined with an elegant collection of buildings – low and well proportioned, ...

To respect the original architecture, of course, but be fresh, elegant, surprising and a little disruptive at times,' shares the team. The hotel’s weathered stone façades, hidden cul-de-sacs, ...