Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis ...

Leonardo da Vinci's famous ... in Italian) lies inside Milan's Santa Maria delle Grazie church. Depicting the moment that Christ tells his apostles that one of them will betray him, the painting ...

This brief chapter of art history is often overlooked. Now, an exhibition in New York City makes a strong argument for the ...

We were frozen in 1540 and remained that way until the unification of Italy. Now we have a completely authentic medieval city, so now it’s an advantage.” The other thing Perugia is famous for?

It's been eight years since I first attempted to snag a reservation at the coveted restaurant in Modena, Italy, helmed by Massimo ... about to try the famous 15-course tasting menu for myself.

A rare early masterpiece by the Renaissance painter Fra Angelico has been acquired by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England ...

In 1604, William Shakespeare's Othello made its debut. A new production of the famed play starring Denzel Washington and Jake ...

Tourists are facing disappointment in Rome as one of Italy’s most famous attractions was closed and replaced with an ‘ugly’ makeshift. Those eager to return to the Eternal City are being ...

commissioned or displayed at the high point of the Italian Renaissance – the year 1504. It was a moment when three of the world’s most famous artists – Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael – were in the ...

Historically a place where monarchs and aristocrats would escape the winter in favour of warm Mediterranean climes, this southern French city is at its best in the off season.