World Heritage Sites in Italy

Plovdiv and Matera are amongst the candidates for the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2018. 

During a presentation conducted last week, archaeologists announced that they may have discovered what is the original port of Naples, with its structure dating back to 25 centuries ago.

More than any other Sicilian city, Syracuse reflects the ancient Hellenic history of the Mediterranean’s largest island. Located on the east coast, Syracuse developed from a Greek colony founded by Corinthians in the 7th century BCE.

Italy's top administrative court awarded victory to the government in a dispute over the management of the Colosseum amphitheater on July 24, rejecting objections from Rome's anti-establishment mayor.

Scarce rainfall and water supply problems are some of the reasons why the Italian capital Rome may be forced to introduce water regime this week, the British newspaper Guardian wrote.

My favorite metaphor about Italy is that the country resembles the Torre di Pisa. It is a beautiful historical building that for centuries has looked like it was about to fall. But it still stands.

THICK, black plumes of smoke have been seen rising over the Vatican amid reports of an explosion this afternoon.
Alarming pictures on social media show smoke spreading above the Pope’s walled city in Rome.
There is some confusion on social media over where the fire originated.

Following his participation in the NATO summit in Brussels, Bulgarian President Ruen Radev has arrived in Rome leading a delegation which will visit the Vatican in connection with the Day of the Bulgarian Education and Culture and of the Slavonic Alphabet, reported BNR.

The lava may have cooled 2,000 years ago but Pompeii is a hot destination this Valentine's day with a special opening of the exceptionally preserved House of the Chaste Lovers.

This rich baker's dwelling, complete with garden, stables, mill and a sumptuous fresco of a tender kiss, stands on via dell'Abbondanza, the once-bustling thoroughfare of this ancient Roman city.

The frescoes on the walls of Pompeii survived the volcanic eruption that destroyed the city and they were practically preserved because of the volcanic ashes that covered them.

After 2000 years they are been rediscovered and appreciated again by tens of thousands of people every year who visit the site.