Southern Europe is overflowing with charm, but beyond the well-trodden paths of Italy and Greece lie treasures waiting to be discovered. From Portugal’s sunlit coasts to Croatia’s island-studded seas, ...

The raid on the Louvre is far from the first museum heist. But several factors have combined to make Europe fertile ground ...

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing ...

Victoria, the island’s capital, locally known as Rabat, boasts the Citadel, a medieval fortress with panoramic views across the island. Gozo is also steeped in mythological lore, believed to be the ...

In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on ...

It was on November 1, 1512,  that public entry was first allowed in the Sistine Chapel. Built between 1473 and 1481, the ...

Did you know there’s a theory that ancient underground tunnels secretly connect Europe? Archaeologists have found mysterious passageways under places like Scotland, Germany, and Turkey, some dating ...

In 2010, North Macedonia launched one of the strangest urban projects in modern Europe — Skopje 2014, a billion-dollar plan to rebuild its capital as a grand classical city of marble, statues, and ...

From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...

Ancient Greeks encoded the secrets of their civilization in ways hidden in plain sight, shaping a legacy that endures through ...

Iklaina in Peloponnese was a major center of Mycenaean culture and findings indicate that it may be the first city-state in ...

When she walked into a Paris gallery 20 years ago, Bérengère Primat was instantly captivated by what she saw. It was the ...