From Sicily’s Greek temples to Crete’s Minoan palaces and Meteora’s cliff-top monasteries, Greece and Italy offer living history woven into daily life. These UNESCO-recognized sites are not just ...
From cycling in the Cinque Terre to sipping espresso at a secret spot overlooking the Colosseum, here are some of your Italian highlights ...
The remarkable ancient city of Gela lies on the southern coast of Sicily. Both an agricultural and industrial town, it bears witness to the island’s deep past. Founded around 689 BC on Sicilian ...
ROME, March 1 (Reuters) - A giant statue dating back about 2,500 years has been restored to Sicily's Valley of the Temples, an archeological site which ancient Greek poet Pindar described as "man's ...
History buffs will want to visit this ancient Greek theater, overlooking the Ionian Sea. Built in the third century B.C., the theater could hold thousands of people attending ancient Greek ...
A 2018 image shows the newly excavated remains of the ancient theater at Akragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily. (Giuseppe Cavaleri) Going to the theater was an essential part of ancient Greek civic and ...