VERONA, Italy » A huge angry stone face looks down on visitors through giant spires of cypress trees at Giusti Garden. The intimidating "mascherone" was originally designed to breathe fire, probably ...

Planning a post-vaccination vacation this year? Chances are, you’ll be spending a lot of time outdoors. With destinations slowly opening up for tourism again, and travelers tentatively booking flights ...

She thought it a shame that the Italian Cultural Garden in Cleveland -- the only Italian Cultural Renaissance garden in the United States, she says -- lost its luster. "In Italy, gardens are part of ...

The Chianti Hills (also known as the Chianti Mountains) are a short mountain range (about 20 km) straddling the provinces of Florence, Siena and Arezzo that mark the eastern border of the Chianti ...