Vatican (Lazio)

Archaeologists working near the Colosseum have unearthed a lavish ancient home with an extraordinary mosaic wall in its central banquet room, the Ministry of Culture announced on Tuesday. 

A circus lion roamed the streets of Ladispoli for hours on Saturday, drawing attention to Italy’s continued use of animals in entertainment and its public funding of circus activities.

In Le Langhe and beyond, increasing numbers of distillers are putting Italy on the map as a destination for the juniper-y spirit sipped by James Bond. But are they all created equal?

To mark the 100 year-anniversary of the writer's birth, a new exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale explores Italo Calvino’s place in the collective imagination.