Ferrara, which grew up around a ford over the River Po ... The humanist concept of the 'ideal city' came to life here in the neighbourhoods built from 1492 onwards by Biagio Rossetti according to the ...

The leading families in Italy were all keen ... the Castello Estense, Ferrara had long hosted painters such as Bellini and Piero della Francesca, making the city a cultural hub of the Renaissance.

Taryn Varricchio: New York City's Little Italy is a fraction ... why is this the go-to spot for Italian pastries in Little Italy? Let's go find out. Ferrara's started as a gathering place for ...

Researchers have made another major stride in understanding humanity’s origins of writing. In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of ...

Italy takes the proverbial cake for exceptional ... from the elaborate mosaics of Ravenna to the robust intellectual record ...

Florence is to ban the key boxes that have become a hated symbol of the burgeoning short-term rental market in its historic ...

Italy is grappling with unprecedented levels of mass tourism, leading to an affordable housing shortage, crowded cities, and ...

this stunted travel and put Italy on high alert. "Etna, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has seen intense activity in recent days, lighting up the sky near the city of Catania ...

Renowned as the “City of Canals” and the “Queen of the Adriatic,” Venice draws travelers from around the world with its unique charm, history and mix of main attractions and hidden gems.

The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...

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