In 1983, as the residents of Calcata, a small town 30 miles north of Rome, prepared for their annual procession honoring a holy relic, a shocking announcement from the parish priest put a damper on ...

In the Viterbo area, the medieval town of Calcata, perched on a tuff spur, has become the focus of concern for the 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 — yes ...

"These people are strange." But – to quote the Doors hit from 50 years ago – that might be "because I'm a stranger". I'm standing in a tiny cafe, surrounded by cats, in a near-deserted medieval ...

Imagine all the casinos of Vegas sudden­ly bolted shut. How would Siem Reap fare if Angkor Wat were not just down the road, and what would become of Niagara Falls (the city) without Niagara Falls (the ...

The charmingly mystical, medieval town of Calcata, with its narrow cobblestone alleys, battered but beautiful stone architecture, and colorful but time worn Roman apartment buildings, is the perfect ...

Calcata, Italy is a small medieval village dramatically positioned on a rocky outcrop above a deep valley in central Italy. This video presents Calcata in 4K through smooth cinematic drone footage, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Italian peninsula is sprinkled with abandoned and once-abandoned medieval hill towns. In fact, there are nearly 2,500 ...

In 1737, when Galileo's remains were transferred from a humble grave to an opulent mausoleum in one Florence's largest churches, his body mover had an entrepreneurial idea. Anton Francesco Gori ...