During the Renaissance, the Italian diet consisted primarily of wine and bread, with a small portion of meat (preferably a type of foul, because birds lived closer to the heavens when they took flight ...

Medieval Italian man Bartelomeo Colleoni's last name meant "balls" in Italian and his coat of arms featured testicle-inspired symbols. Bartelomeo Colleoni was a well known Italian military captain in ...

Devoted foodies and restaurant newbies love Foobooz. Sign up now for our twice weekly newsletter. So here’s something you don’t get to eat every day: Stewed gourds. Or rosewater ravioli. Or dessert ...

"I've always loved living here; I've always felt very lucky to live here," said Ludovica Sannazzaro. Correspondent Seth Doane asked, "Did it settle in that you were living in a castle?" "Not at first, ...

Crimson Romance is set to release “The Other Side of Heaven,” the first book in a new medieval Italian time-travel series by Morgan O’Neill on May 13. Crimson Romance is set to release “The Other Side ...

Rick Steves loves traveling to Italy, and a favorite city of his is where tourists can enjoy delicious food surrounded by Gothic and Romanesque architecture.

Italian anthropologists have documented a remarkable case in which a Medieval-era Italian male not only managed to survive the amputation of his right hand, he also used a bladed weapon as a ...

Visit Treia, a tiny hilltop town in the Marche region of Italy, and any local will tell you proudly that the town is known for “bracciale.” Visit in the run-up to August, and you’ll see signs ...

"I've always loved living here; I've always felt very lucky to live here," said Ludovica Sannazzaro. Correspondent Seth Doane asked, "Did it settle in that you were living in a castle?" "Not at first, ...