Italy currently boasts an incredible 60 UNESCO World Heritage sites, which is more than any other country on the planet. They aren't all ancient ruins, either. The sites fall into a few categories.

Italy’s President at the time, ... Herculaneum was not blanketed with ash and pumice; ... “Pompeii and Campania had this really multicultural environment,” Zuchtriegel said.

University of Campania researcher Adriana Rossi has found the impact marks in Pompeii’s excavated walls are unlike anything ever seen before. And only one mythological device could have caused them.

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD buried Pompeii and Herculaneum, preserving Roman life in ash. Recent discoveries, including exotic animal bones, vitrified brains, erotic art, and children ...

10 must-do experiences in Italy’s Campania region. It’s home to the Amalfi Coast, Capri, ... Herculaneum, Sorrento, and Caserta by train, or catch ferries to the Bay of Naples Islands.

Campania and Calabria complete Italy's food scene where olive oil reigns supreme. Author of the article: Denette Wilford. Published Feb 07, 2025 • Last updated Feb 12, 2025 • 9 minute read.

Burnt to a crisp by lava from Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the reams of rolled-up papyrus were discovered in a mansion in Herculaneum — an ancient Roman town near Pompeii — in the mid-18th century.

In 79 CE, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 20 feet of ash, preserving amazing details about daily life in the Roman Empire.

The archaeological park of Herculaneum in Campania, Italy, has reopened one of its most spectacular ancient dwellings for four months only, as part of ongoing efforts to ramp up visitor numbers ...

Here’s how to visit Herculaneum, and why it should be as much of a priority on your trip to Italy as seeing Pompeii. Over 3.5 million people visit the ancient Roman city of Pompeii every year. Buried ...

Currency: Italy uses the euro; at present, the euro and the dollar are nearly equal. One euro currently equals $1.10. Most places accept credit cards, but it's a good idea to have euros on hand, ...

Before its eruption that year, Mount Vesuvius had been dormant for centuries, making up part of the idyllic natural landscape surrounding the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, both of which ...