Aquileia, a charming town in the province of Udine, is rich in history and great archaeological finds. It became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1998 and boasts the definition of "The Second Rome" for its immense and majestic riches. Easily reachable and located near ...

The Marecchia Valley, or Valmarecchia, is a valley that encompasses parts of Tuscany, the Marches, and the Emilia-Romagna regions of central Italy. This is the land of the ancient Villanovan civilization, of the Malatesta family, and of hilltop villages and castles that seem to be frozen ...

The ancient ruins of Pompeii (Roman spelling with a double "i") are located just south of Naples in the city of Pompei (one "i"). Along with nearby Ercolano (Herculaneum), it was forever preserved for posterity after a massive eruption of Mt. Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ...

Segesta Our journey begins in Segesta. According to ancient documents and the historian Thucydides, the city dates back to the ninth century BC, when Trojans fled after the destruction of Troy. The people took the name of the Elymians. The city reached its splendor around the fifth ...