On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port ...

Thinking of Italy's Pisa instantly conjures the image of its leaning tower – the famous, centuries-old architectural marvel ...

Italy is the birthplace of the Renaissance. It boasts works by legendary artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Caravaggio. Italy also plays an important role in the United Nations, ...

But also how ancient roots mean it’s hard to find any city in Italy, whatever the size, without a compelling historic heart.

Around 200 cups, in Europe alone, are said to be the Holy Grail. But what makes one cup holy - but not another?

Some of the continent's most popular cities can feel packed with disembarking cruise passengers – here's when to avoid the ...

Neither did anyone from the Italian cathedral of Genoa — home to the Sacro Catino, a beautiful glass bowl, once thought to have been the Grail, made of emerald, but now seen as more likely to be ...

Milan is famed for its cathedral, Venice for its canals and Rome for its incredible ... Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, located in the north of Italy. To the east is Genoa, to the ...