Perhaps it doesn't matter – it's just one more idiosyncracy of Calcata, a community the New York Times described as "the grooviest village in Italy, home to a wacky community of about 100 ...

Calcata Vecchia retains its medieval character, with narrow, winding streets, ancient stone houses, and charming courtyards. The village is a labyrinth of alleys and arches, offering a sense of ...

In the Viterbo area, the medieval town of Calcata perched on a tuff spur has become the focus of alarm from Aie, the association of exorcists, a very serious international structure also ...

Yup, it’s not a typo. You read it right. Not all of us are Catholics, nor religious, but the Italian village of Calcata is at risk of isolation due to floods where for centuries the Holy Prepuce ...

Courtesy of David Farley Calcata In 1557, a priest in the village of Calcata was cleaning out a cave that had once been a prison cell and discovered under a pile of manure a reliquary.

Located in the craggy-cliffed, bucolic Roman countryside, the charming medieval town of Calcata is the perfect spot for a day trip from Rome.

Aerial view of the tuff houses of the characteristic village of Calcata in the province of Viterbo near Rome. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in ...

The legend of witches: The village, set within the hills of Italy's Lazio region, is shrouded in a mystical aura that whispers of ancient tales and ritual traditions. Calcata Vecchia is actually a ...

Not since Christ’s foreskin disappeared from a priest’s safekeeping in the village of Calcata in the Roman foothills in 1983 has a religious relic theft garnered so much suspicion.