Herculaneum was another city that buried by volcanic mud during the eruption of Vesuvius, which destroyed the more famous city of Pompeii as well.
Culture: February 2004 Archives
The richly decorated majolica-tile dome of this church has come to identify the village of Positano.
This commuter train from Naples to Sorrento, via Pompeii, runs about 40 times a day from the Stazione Centrale.
Piazza Tasso, is named after Sorrento's most famous native son, poet Torquato Tasso (1544-1595).
You've seen these indications on Italian olive oil, cheese and even honey but what do they mean?
Metapnto is a seventh century Greek temple in Basilicata with a 15 column peristyle. It was once the house of Pythagoras and later became a temple to Hera.
Basilicata's Parco Nazionale Pollino is the largest national park in Italy.
This is the most outstanding and intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ecosystem.
Located near the southeastern corner of Sicily on the Ionian coast, Siracusa (Syracuse) is built on an ancient Greek settlement founded by Corinthians in 734 BC.
From February 8th-15th and then from the 20th-24th the comune of Putignano is proud to host the oldest and certainly the longest Carnevale in Italy.
The cathedral, just south of Palermo, is a dazzling mixture of Arab, Byzantine and Norman artistic styles. It is framed by traditional Romanesque architecture, combined in a perfect blend of the best that both the Christian and Muslim worlds of the 12th century had to offer.
This famous museum was founded at the request of one of Cefalù’s most generous benefactors, Baron Enrico Piraino di Mandralisca.
Cefalú, on the northern coast of Sicily, is 74 kilometers east of Palermo. Travelers have compared certain aspects of the town to those of Taormina.
These spectacular islands are named after Aeolus, the god of the wind.
