Buried in fire and ash
WHEN Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD, torrents of ash and pumice smothered Pompeii, displacing around 15,000 inhabitants and ...
Residents hear 'huge roar' as European city popular with tourists hit by ‘biggest earthquake in 40 years’
The 4.4 magnitude tremor hit the Italian city and surrounding regions during the early hours of Thursday morning leaving ...
Tiny prison island to become bigger tourist attraction with plans for new cable cars
AN island off the coast of Naples is getting a huge upgrade. The former prison island of Santo Stefano is being transformed into a bar, hotel and open-air museum. The latest plans are to link the ...
Photos show 2 key strategies that saved the Getty Villa from fires — and what homeowners can learn from them
The Getty Villa survived the worst fire in Los Angeles history because of key construction and landscaping choices.
Is it safe to travel to Naples? Italy prepares for possible evacuations amid earthquake tremors
Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) is a volcanic caldera near Naples, Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii. They will start circulating ...