Italy
The Hide and Seek World Championship Will Take Over an Italian Ghost Town
The annual event takes place in Consonno, an abandoned village once considered Italy's Las Vegas
Researchers Discover Italy's Oldest Wine in Sicilian Cave
Residue from pots found in a Sicilian cave show grape wine was produced 3,000 years earlier than thought
Flying to the North Pole in an Airship Was Easy. Returning Wouldn’t Be So Easy
It would take an international icon to toss aside a bitter rivalry to help a crew in need
Vatican Shuts Off Its Historic Fountains in Midst of Scorching Drought
It is the first time that authorities can remember being forced to take such a step
The Biggest Trial of the 1920s Continues to Resonate
Sacco and Vanzetti were on trial for their Italianness and their political leanings as much as for their alleged crimes
Florence Cracks Down on Picnicking Sightseers
You can still eat in the city—but don’t do it on the white marble steps of the Basilica di Santa Croce
Professor Helps Bust Italian Art Theft Ring
The professor noticed that a rare manuscript had been stamped with the seal of the Royal Library of Turin, leading him to believe that it had been stolen
Venice Has Been Married to the Sea for Over a Thousand Years
Happy anniversary, you crazy kids
Italy Is Giving Away 103 Historic Buildings, Free of Charge
But potential owners are required to transform the properties into tourist-friendly sites
The Witch of Agnesi
A mistranslation led to the unusual name of this mathematical concept
12 Mesmerizing Places to Watch Flowers Bloom
Because there's no better way exalt the end of winter than with millions of tulips, poppies and roses
New McDonalds Has a Cool Design Element: an Ancient Roman Road
Have a bit of history with that Happy Meal
A Fanatical Monk Inspired 15th-Century Italians to Burn Their Clothes, Makeup and Art
He told Florentines the apocalypse was coming, and to save themselves through self-censorship
During World War II, the U.S. Saw Italian-Americans as a Threat to Homeland Security
The executive order that forced Japanese-Americans from their homes also put immigrants from Italy under the watchful eye of the government
Ötzi the Iceman's Last Meal Included Goat Bacon
Analysis of the 5,300-year-old mummy's stomach contents shows he ate dry-cured meat from a mountain ibex
One Time, They Closed the Leaning Tower of Pisa Because It Leaned Too Much
It marked the first time in the tower's long life that it was was closed for repair.
How Journalists Covered the Rise of Mussolini and Hitler
Reports on the rise of fascism in Europe were not the American media's finest hour
One of Rome’s Most Famous Sculptures Has Been Vandalized
Bernini’s “Elephant and Obelisk” is missing part of its tusk
Major Renaissance Painting Restored 50 Years After It Was Covered in Flood Waters
Giorgio Vasari's "Last Supper" was heavily damaged during Florence's 1966 flood. Conservationists finally figured out how to save it
Why We Call the Axis Powers the Axis Powers
On this day in 1936, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declared an axis between Berlin and Rome, coining a term that would be used by both sides in WWII
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