Like many women artists of earlier centuries whose work has survived, Artemisia came from a family of artists. Born in Rome in 1593, she was the oldest and most artistically inclined child of the ...

Nobody knows Europe quite like Rick Steves, and what better way to explore the continent than on one of the travel guru's ...

With a passion for arguing and a sharp tongue to match his extraordinary genius, Michelangelo was both the enfant prodige and ...

Step inside Mansion House, the iconic residence of The Lord Mayor and The Lady Mayoress, Alastair and Florence King. A key ...

Italy’s coastline is dotted with breathtaking destinations, from the colourful villages of Liguria to the sun-drenched shores ...

A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...

Having begun design phases before Zaha Hadid’s death, the 74-room Romeo Roma hotel is Zaha Hadid Architects’s (ZHA) first-ever adaptive reuse design and one of her last projects. Inside its orderly ...

Nestled in the stunning Val d'Orcia, 20 minutes from Montalcino, near the smaller, more subdued Castello Banfi-Il Borgo (it's also a restored gated village, albeit more modest), about an hour ...