Pompeii Archaeological Park has set a new limit on visitors in an effort to cope with overtourism at the historic site. The park will only allow 20,000 visitors a day and is also introducing new ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., the volcano buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under more than a dozen feet of volcanic ash and pumice. Centuries later, archaeologists worked to unearth ...

In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii and other towns. For centuries, the city lay preserved under ash. Starting in the 1700s, archaeologists began unearthing the ...

The archeological park will cap daily visits at 20,000 people. Highly sought-out travel destinations like Venice, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Mount Fuji and now Pompeii have one key thing in common -- ...

For many, a trip to Italy is a once in a lifetime vacation destination. Though a country of great natural beauty, with gorgeous beaches, islands, and lakes, Italy is perhaps best known for its culture ...

Decades after suffering bombing and earthquake damage, Pompeii’s museum has been reborn, showing off exquisite finds from excavations of the ancient Roman city. Officials of the archeological park of ...

A Michigan couple was first in line to visit Pompeii when the ancient ruins reopened following Italy’s coronavirus lockdown that stranded them in the country for more than 2 months. Colleen and Marvin ...

Walking through the busy heart of the city of Pompeii two thousand years ago, those feeling peckish could stop off at the ancient Roman version of a snack bar. Just last year, an exceptionally ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. POMPEII, Italy (AP) — An American couple ...

A Canadian woman has returned artifacts she stole from Pompeii back to its original home 15 years later. In a statement to USA TODAY Tuesday from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, temporary director ...