As a Rome-based journalist, I regularly take Italy’s high-speed trains, but when I had the chance to board the new La Dolce ...

Here are the most beautiful villages of the island to visit absolutely.

The good news is there are still many beautiful cruise destinations along the sparkling Mediterranean coastline where ...

You can also hop on the ferry to Messina, Sicily, with prices starting from just £6. Or for a different kind of adventure, you can explore the ghost town of Roghudi Vecchio, which was abandoned ...

The Strait of Messina, where Pantano Grande is located ... became a key economic activity in Sicily during this period. Medieval transformations (5th–14th century CE): During the late-Byzantine ...

Cats wearing clothes and playing musical instruments. These are part of a treasure trove of medieval animal illustrations that has taken the internet by storm. From listicles about "super ugly ...

The island’s real magic lies in the unexpected, and from a medieval village where time seems to be standing ... Commonly referred to as the “Sicilian Stonehenge”, the Argimusco Plateau in Messina ...

There has long been a great fascination with the Medieval period of history. Thousands of stories, whether historical or fantastical, are set or based during this era. It is an era that has been ...

The issue also features contributions from Inigo Laguda, Jacqueline de Jong, Harris Blondman, Scheltens & Abbenes, Olivia Ahmad, Rab Messina, Kai Lobjakas and more. As for the future of MacGuffin, the ...

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