The 2021 UNESCO session raised Italy's number of World Heritage Sites to 58—the most of any country in the world.

Prato della Valle measures 90,000 sq meters, making it not only the largest square in Italy but one of the largest in Europe.

Much of what we know today about anatomy was first discovered and documented in Renaissance Italy.

Italy is made up of 20 regions, each with its own history, flavors, customs, and local dialects. Some regions, like Tuscany and Sicily, are well-known as travel destinations, while others like Lazio, Lombardy, and Piemonte, are overshadowed by their capitals Rome, Milan, and Turin. It's ...

If you are visiting Rome, you cannot afford to miss Vatican City, the world's smallest country and home to the Pope. Here you will find the most important church in Christendom, St. Peter's Basilica, as well as some of the world's most significant artistic treasures, including the Sistine Chapel. ...

The Piatto di Sant'Antonio Abate is a winter festival near Assisi that features a parade of horses and a blessing of animals.

After a two-month lockdown, Italy's museums are set to reopen. The reopening will bring both challenges and opportunities.

Many Italian museums and galleries have made it easier to take virtual visits of their works of art and historical relics.

Maurizio Catellan's L.O.V.E., a provocative sculpture in front of the Milan Stock Exchange, is more than an irreverent gesture.

I haven't been everywhere in Italy. But I have traveled extensively throughout the country, both as a guidebook writer and as a resident. I have been to 16 out of Italy’s 20 regions. I have also visited Vatican City and San Marino, two tiny countries that share the Italian peninsula with Italy. ...

The Veneto region is known primarily for the city that gave it its name: Venice (Venezia in Italian). Here was the seat of the Venetian Republic, La Serenissima, which ruled the northern Adriatic for a millennium from the 8th to the 18th centuries. The Veneto is Venice and its canals, islands, ...

Italy holds the record for the most UNESCO heritage sites in the world. There are currently 58 UNESCO sites in Italy—53 cultural and 5 natural—and many others are under consideration. In addition to these 58 physical sites, UNESCO recognizes Italy's intangible cultural heritage. There ...

Glorious June begins straight away with a celebration. Republic Day (Festa della Repubblica) takes place on 2 June with patriotic parades, particularly in Rome. Then summer truly gets underway. What is the Weather in Italy in June? June is the beginning of the high tourist season and ...

About half an hour by train from Venice and even closer to Padua is Hotel Millepini Terme, a spa hotel that has the Guinness World Record for the world's deepest thermal pool. The Y-40 The Deep Joy is 137-feet deep (40 meters) at its deepest, with four underwater grottos along the way. ...

It has been said (too many times) that all roads lead to Rome. But did you know that you could trace botanical medicine and even the environmental movement to 16th century Italy? It was here in the city of Pisa (1544) then Padua (1545) that the world's first botanical gardens were set up. ...

No matter if you're a devout Catholic or a curious non-believer, you should make a point to check out a few of Italy's unusual religious relics. More than 2,000 years of Christianity have produced numerous fascinating stories – some gruesome, some inspirational, some a little of both. Indeed it ...