Travel expert Rick Steves recommends braving the crowds to explore an idyllic Tuscan town while enjoying the many splendors ...

These days, most U.S. strawberries are grown in California, but Louisiana strawberries still supply local farmers markets and ...

The idea was simple. Form an association and select Italy’s most beautiful villages as members. Founded in 2001, ‘I Borghi ...

A dispute is raging between the neighbouring regions of Veneto and Friuli in northern Italy over who invented tiramisu and ...

The underlying property in Val d’Orcia once served the ancient abbey next door and includes centuries-old Cypress trees ...

While council tax is rising in many parts of England, small depopulating towns and villages in Italy are scrapping it to lure new residents. In the rural village of Offida, in the central region ...

She added: "When you walk through the village and see people with an ice cream or see the queues during the summer, it still doesn't feel real, it still amazes me that it is a success. But it's so ...

An archive has revealed a handwritten copy of a 200-year-old poem originally written to prove rhyming is easy after an argument at a breakfast table. Marking World Poetry Day, Longleat in Wiltshire ...

From ancient Roman structures under homes to Viking jewelry in a wetland, here are some of the latest archaeological discoveries.

An Iron Age settlement at the bottom of an Italy lake revealed more secrets ... beneath the lawn of the historic Rusovce Mansion. This 1,800-year-old structure, the first of its kind found ...

Livigno, Italy, is a picturesque alpine town nestled at 1,816 meters (5,958 feet) in the Lombardy region, near the Swiss border. Known as "Little Tibet," this charming village is a year-round ...