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Planning a trip to Italy this year? You’re likely going to have to consider your plans a bit more than in previous years, as this one’s special: it’s the Jubilee Year, a Roman Catholic religious event ...

You might think that finding crowd-free destinations in Italy is impossible, but nothing is impossible in this world. Get ready to fall in love with Italy.

Heavy flooding and landslides have hit Malibu in California after rain in the Palisades Fire burn area. Crews are working to clean up heavily mud coated sections of the Pacific Coast Highway. Elon ...

Beset by overtourism, rising waters and dwindling local residents, Venice is a city in crisis. But photographer Michael Kenna ...

The Venice Carnival opened on Friday with a performance marking the 300th anniversary of Giacomo Casanova, the city’s famed ...