Plymouth in Montserrat was once the capital of the Caribbean island, and a popular tourist destination, but a volcanic ...

Authorities at Pompeii in southern Italy are introducing a daily limit of 20,000 visitors as part of efforts to protect the ...

I love exploring the world of ancient Rome, with its grand architecture, fascinating culture, and stories of larger-than-life ...

New DNA evidence from Pompeii’s body casts reveals that traditional assumptions about residents’ relationships and origins were often incorrect, showing instead a diverse population with roots in the ...

Pompeii was a prosperous centre for travel and ... The blanket of ash that destroyed the town is also what preserved it. And few places are better preserved than the thermal baths, the ultimate ...

Pompeii Archaeological Park is one of the most popular ancient tourist sites in the world, though a new mandate may be seeking to curb the effects of this popularity on the historic location.

POMPEII, Italy: The world-famous Pompeii archaeological park introduced a daily limit of 20,000 visitors on Friday (Nov 15), the latest Italian tourist hotspot to take action against overcrowding.

Pompeii was once a vibrant city full of culture and great prosperity. It had beautiful tree lines streets, large public ...

To mark the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the image of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii on Nov. 13, Pope Francis has encouraged Catholics to contemplate the life of Christ ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Elvis had a pompadour. Now the Graceland Exhibition Center has "Pompeii." A collection of close to 170 artifacts excavated from the famous ruins of the ...

The number of tourists flocking to the archaeological site of Pompeii in Italy will now be capped following a surge in visitors. In October, an unprecedented 36,000 people descended on the site in ...

incorporating the archaeological area of Pompeii itself, as well as villas at nearby Boscoreale, Oplontis (in the modern town of Torre Annunziata) and Stabiae, at modern Castellammare di Stabia.