Fly over the abandoned medieval village of Craco in Basilicata, Italy—an eerie and cinematic ghost town perched on a rugged ...

A generation experiencing rising standards of living had fewer children, and those children, now grown up, are moving to the ...

Suddenly there were loads of people turning up with cameras and guidebooks. I had to quickly learn to say ‘welcome’ in five ...

Stornara, in the Puglia region, was once known for producing wheat and olives, but began to decline as less babies were born ...

The village of San Pietro Infine, near Mignano in Italy is now a ghost town. Ravaged by the bitter fighting for the Winter ...

At 3pm it is 36 degrees but feels like 38. The village of Saint-Claud looks as if it has been abandoned. Step outside for ...

In Italy, towns like this often make it to the Big Screen (it’s hard not to when they’re so stunning). I arrived just before dusk, the golden light hitting the stone walls like something from ...

Italy is home to many spectacular places. From the historic streets of Rome to the canals of Venice and the colourful villages of Cinque Terre, it’s no surprise that millions of people visit every ...

Temperatures in the popular island of Karpathos have reached above 30°C today as almost all of southern Europe faces extreme ...

Laing, 32, an antiques and jewellery dealer from Eastbourne, bought the abandoned house in 2022 in the Sicilian town of Mussomeli. The local authorities had launched their branch of Italy’s popular €1 ...