The Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius, around 4,000 years ago, buried and preserved an entire Bronze Age village. Researchers are trying to pinpoint a more precise date of the eruption.
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Europe abounds with castles, palaces and fortresses. Italy has its fair share with every region boasting at least one of note. Italy News Online picks its top 10 castles in Italy, from Veneto to Sicily.
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Italy is home to more towers with a tilt than just the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Italy News Online looks at Italy’s other leaning towers.
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The ancient site of Roman baths at San Casciano dei Bagni, a small hamlet in Siena, has revealed yet more treasures. The lead archaeologist calls it “a site without equal”.
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Every cloud has a silver lining, as the saying goes. And whilst the severe drought in Italy is a rather large cloud, the lining is that an archaeological treasure – Nero’s bridge – has come to light.
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English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley died on 8th July, 1822 while travelling from Livorno in Tuscany to Lerici in Liguria. He was sailing his boat, Don Juan, in in the Gulf of La Spezia.
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Gas pipe replacement uncovers floor mosaic at Montorio outside Verona. It is believed to be part of a villa owned by Theodoric the Great.
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Johann Maria Farina, the Italian perfumier, was born on 8th December, 1685. He invented the fragrance, Eau de Cologne.
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A major sponsor of artists during the Renaissance, banker Agostino Chigi was born on 29th November, 1466 in Siena.
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Businessman and politician Count Giuseppe Volpi of Misurata was born on 19th November, 1877 in Venice. He brought electricity to Venice and founded the Venice Film Festival.
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