Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A construction site in Pompeii that was being worked on until the eruption of Vesuvius has been discovered, unlocking hidden ...

Pompeii Archaeological Park has set a new limit on visitors in an effort to cope with overtourism at the historic site. The park will only allow 20,000 visitors a day and is also introducing new ...

Archaeologists have found the original location of a fresco fragment that was looted from Pompeii and later repatriated to Italy from the U.S. in 2023. The exciting new discovery means that the ...

In 79 CE, the active volcanic system in southern Italy known as Somma-Vesuvius erupted, burying the small Roman town of Pompeii and everyone in it. The "Pompeii eruption" covered everything in a layer ...

A British tourist was caught defacing the House of the Vestals in the ancient city of Pompeii yesterday, according to reports in the Italian press. The 37-year-old man was spotted carving his initials ...

I love exploring the world of ancient Rome, with its grand architecture, fascinating culture, and stories of larger-than-life leaders. But since many of the 2,000-year-old empire's landmarks are ...

Another summer, another tourist vandalizing an ancient site in Italy. A Kazakh tourist was detained at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii on Saturday, June 22 after he was caught etching his name onto ...

Hot, warm and cold baths in a recently uncovered villa offer a new glimpse of life in the city before it was smothered by tons of volcanic fragments. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome The ...

Ancient DNA provides an insight into Pompeii life and its residents, contradicting what we thought we knew about the small Roman town. Nearly 2000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius (Campania, Italy) erupted ...

A man fleeing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD carried a set of surgical instruments with him as he ran toward the ...

After more than a decade living in Italy, I had become almost annoyingly aware of my own travel gaps.