Step beyond the mission walls, and San Juan Capistrano’s historic district continues to work its time-traveling magic on visitors. Los Rios Historic District proudly claims the title of oldest ...

A new study examines artifacts and features of the site that may be associated with Judaism, though researchers caution that ...

After Spanish troops seized their capital, the Lacandon Ch'ol established a new settlement called Sac Balam, or the "Land of ...

Still, it is clear that post-79 CE Pompeii was a shadow of its former self and the city was never fully restored to its former glory. Life there was, almost literally, post-apocalyptic.

If you’re over in southern Europe in summer, there’s little you can do during the day apart from sit under a parasol and dive in the pool ...

A newly discovered 460-million-year-old trilobite showed signs of being shaped and flattened—the first indication that ...

The wall is the largest Roman archaeological feature in Britain and was built to defend the northernmost limit of the Roman Empire.

Home to both Ricardo Bofill and his practice, the old cement factory outside Barcelona was a radical work of adaptive reuse ...

Live or retire in Europe on Social Security alone—$2k a month or less—in these top spots for culture and sunshine in the Old World.

Tucked away in the South of France, this quiet town holds a Roman treasure that rivals anything in Italy. Orange was once a major Roman settlement known as Arusio, and remnants of that history are ...

Anemonia sulcata is a popular seafood item (known locally as "ortiguilla") in southern Spain, and this is currently being promoted in eastern and northern Spain. Because of that, there is an ...

Semi-circular design corresponding to the shape of an open fan, illustrated with Roman ruins and statuary. Identifiable imagery includes the Farnese Hercules, the Pantheon and the lion fountain of the ...