From high above southern Italy, the ruins of Pompeii stretch out like a frozen moment in time. Ancient streets, crumbling villas, and grand theaters still sit beneath the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, the ...

Sicily’s landscapes are a mix of dreamy coastline, rugged peaks and rolling hills that are every bit as spectacular as those in Tuscany. But in the far west of the Mediterranean’s largest island, amid ...

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius froze the ancient Roman city in time, giving modern-day humans a remarkable vision into the past ...

Ancient recipe confirmed: Scientists studying a preserved Pompeii building site found clear evidence of the Roman 'hot-mixing' technique for self-healing concrete. Historic texts challenged: The ...

When Mount Vesuvius blew its top in A.D. 79, life in Pompeii stopped midsentence. Choked by ash, baked by heat and crushed by toppling buildings, its residents were snuffed out. But the ancient ...

Nearly 2,000 years after it was buried and preserved under a volcanic eruption, the ancient Roman town of Pompeii is being steadily worn away by modern woes. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gibellina and the surrounding villages were destroyed by the 1968 Belice earthquake. - Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Sicily’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sicily’s landscapes are a mix of dreamy coastline, rugged peaks and rolling hills that are every bit as spectacular as those in ...

The Sicilian village of Gibellina was destroyed by an earthquake in 1968. Then an artist covered it in concrete to preserve ...