ON THIS DAY IN 1911, the Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre. Stolen by an Italian handyman and hidden for more than two years, the disappearance transformed Leonardo’s portrait from a respected ...

Some residents in one of Paris’ most popular tourist neighborhoods are now pushing back. A black banner strung between two ...

From Venice to Barcelona to Amsterdam, European cities are struggling to absorb surging numbers of tourists. Some residents ...

Stores for residents are disappearing, along with the friendly atmosphere, he says. In their place are hordes of people ...

Butchers, bakeries and grocers are vanishing, replaced by ice-cream stalls, bubble-tea vendors and souvenir stands ...