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Initially constructed from brick in the mid-14th century and protected by battlements and a central watchtower, the castle was the residence for Milan’s ruling families until Italy’s ...

(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) “I joke that Italy is always on top of my bucket ... hotel of note just outside the city center in a 14th century palazzo. Its generous suites—starting at some ...

The map itself is undated, but there are clues it was created in 1491: It quotes a book published that year, and Christopher Columbus may have consulted the map (or a copy) before his great voyage.

Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Italy sells itself: Gallery after gallery of Renaissance masterpieces, slippery forkfuls of cacio e pepe ...

The final novel by one of speculative fiction’s giants takes us to the sacred woods and hardscrabble towns of Italy long before ... richly realized scenes of 14th century life among Mongol ...

Brits hoping to head south for some sunshine in April may be left disappointed as new weather maps reveal an incoming deluge of rain and even snow storms. The maps generated by WXCharts on March ...

Here’s how to explore the best of Japan’s capital, from summer festivals and less-visited neighborhoods to day trips to World Heritage sites. The back streets of Tokyo’s Nihombashi district ...