The Birth of Venus, a painting by the Italian artist Botticelli, depicts the goddess Venus at the shore after her birth.

Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help ...

The glowing works from Siena, now at the Met, are revelatory for their emotional intensity and 24-karat beauty.

Mithila Palkar has been feeling touristy on her holiday in Rome as she has been going sight-seeing from one monument to the ...

Alice Pasquini, renowned street artist, took us on a tour of Bologna, a city brimming with open-air art, thanks to an ...

From making the most of November in Italy to learning ten surprising things about Italy's best-loved export on World Pasta ...

Get a jump on the Olympics in Bormio; enjoy the Renaissance in luxury style; check out Florence's fashion museum; try a ...

The other thing Perugia is famous for? Chocolate ... in with the antiques sourced from markets around Italy. The subterranean ...

This long strip of sand on the Adriatic Sea was the first place on the continent that really defined the idea of a beach ...

Renowned as the “City of Canals” and the “Queen of the Adriatic,” Venice draws travelers from around the world with its ...

The Sacro Bosco's meaning is the subject of debate, with scholars alternatively describing the sprawling complex as a memorial, an allegorical site or a tribute to ancient civilizations ...

World Pasta Day on October 25th pays homage to pasta in its many shapes and forms. The pastas of Emilia Romagna reflect the ...