More crowds than usual are expected this year in the Eternal City. We explain what the Jubilee is, how to navigate the crowds ...

Two dozen works from museums and private collectors around the world are on display, with some reunited for the first time in ...

The ancient road that ran through northern Greece and connected Rome to Byzantium. Credit: Berthold Werner via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Roman civilization is well known for its stunning mosaics ...

However it was with the arrival of the flamboyant Pope Paul II in 1464 - and his move to live at Palazzo San Marco near Piazza Venezia - that Rome's carnival really took off. Festivities were based in ...

75-acre outpost 31 miles north of Rome, Falerii Novi was built and occupied in 241 B.C. and abandoned in 700 A.D. Though it’s been thoroughly buried over the course of time, new technology has allowed ...

The 88-year-old pontiff showed the onset of “bilateral pneumonia” - meaning it is present in both his lungs - as his condition “continues to present a complex picture”, the Vatican said after he was ...

ROME — Pope Francis is seriously worried about his health after being hospitalized with severe bronchitis, and is rushing to tie up loose ends ahead of the battle to succeed him. The pope was admitted ...

Its close proximity to St. Peter’s Basilica makes it the perfect place to relax, shop, or enjoy a meal while soaking in the atmosphere of one of Rome’s most iconic areas. Via Ottaviano has been ...

Snow being cleared near Nenthead in Northumberland earlier this week (Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire) It’s set to be another chilly day today, with temperatures falling as low as -1C in some ...

Rome church hosts the skull of San Valentino ... After refusing to renounce his faith, Valentino was beaten with clubs and beheaded on the Via Flaminia on 14 February 269. The skull of St Valentine ...

A forgotten map has revealed what London boroughs used to have a trolleybus and tram service. Electric vehicles might feel like a 21st-century creation – but trolleybuses powered by electricity ...

Leonardo Hotels continues its expansion in Italy with the acquisition of the former Hotel dei Borgia, now renamed Leonardo Boutique Hotel Rome Monti. Additionally, a hotel under the Master Collection.