When planning a trip to Italy, you can almost push a pin randomly in the map and leave it at that. There’s such a wealth of ...

However, over time, excavation projects fell by the wayside and the city faded in collective memory to a mere point on a map ...

Pompeii's history reads like a Greek tragedy. Settlers originally flocked to the site of the Roman port city because of its fertile soil—the product of volcanic ash from nearby Mount Vesuvius ...

consult our list of the best Italy tours to view traveler-approved companies. During the tour, visitors will get to hike up Mount Vesuvius and wander around Pompeii. Tours offer more background ...