Can (ancient) malaria help Lugnano?
The best discoveries in archaeology stretch your imagination. Most of all they up-end your preconceived notions about the past. Better...
Neolithic California in South Devon
Buckland Abbey, a National Trust property in south Devon, nestles in a richly wooded valley that leads by way of inlets to Plymouth....
Brexit and King Arthur
England’s exceptional weather this summer has attracted foreign tourists in record numbers and persuaded the English to stay in England....
Yanis Varoufakis and Homer
As a baby-boomer who has enjoyed the extraordinary benefits of the post-war European project, it is hard not to be deeply affected by...
The Battle of Monte Cassino project
The Second World War battle at Cassino occurred between December 1943 and May 1944. At times it involved over 30 different nationalities...
Rediscovering Pronnoi (Kefalonia)
The murky photos of medieval remains in Klavs Randsborg’s books on Kefalonia had long lingered in my mind, as had his sense that Pronnoi...
Eat, Pray and Love Rome: visit S. Crisogono
‘There's a power struggle going on across Europe these days. A few cities are competing against each other to see who shall emerge as the...
A slave to Baratti
Populonia towers over Baratti bay, the combination making this one of the idyllic places along Tuscany’s Tyrrhenian coastline. A...
A manifesto for Italy’s new government
Today’s Financial Times welcomes Professor Conte’s new Italian government cautiously. The cabinet brings together a mixture of populists...
Celebrating San Bernardino at Massa Marittima
Massa Marittima is Tuscany’s little Siena. A gem of a Medieval town, it sits looking towards the Mediterranean on a promontory extending...
