Pier Francesco Orsini, a 16th-century mercenar...  ...d other fantasy figures at his estate in Bomarzo, Italy . You'll find the story of this remarkable project...

Made using millions of flower petals, the flower carpets of the Gionzano Infiorata, a flower festival unique in the world, cover an entire street. If you're in Rome, in the second week of June, this is a must-see.The Gen...

Talk about junk in your trunk (sorry, but I just had to). An Italian man was arrested after a routine police stop ended up with authorities seizing over 1700 animals in his trunk. Included in the bust were 216 parakeets,...

It looks like a new volcano is growing in Nola...  ...It looks like a new volcano is growing in Nola, Italy , near Mt. Vesuvius! The Vulcano Buono (good volca...

Italian artist Lyle Rowell rides slowly on a 1,900 pound mechanical animal that breathes fire! It walks on two front legs and rolls on two back wheels. He calls it Lrry. The contraption is the product of four months of...

While cutting through some Egyptian limestone rece...  ...some Egyptian limestone recently, stone masons in Italy made an interesting discovery. A whale fossil! Th...

Absolutely stunning pictures of Venice taken fro...  ...e air. The 'city of water' is located in northern Italy , spanning 118 islands in the Venetian Lagoon. If...

Normally when we talk about religion and "conversion" we are referring to people that decided to make a major change in their faith. But what about actual religious temples going into a major conversion?...

In the Italian city of Siena, there is a famous horse race that harks back to medieval time. In the Palio di Siena, ten horses and riders, dressed in colors representing the 17 city wards, race (bareback, no less!) aroun...

It started in Lucca this week, when the town council banned any new ethnic food outlets from opening within the walls of the medieval city. And it quickly spread to Milan: a ban on ethnic foods, meaning foods that are no...