The novelist was based in Rome while writing his new novel and says the footprints of the Irish are all over the Eternal City ...

8/10 Piazza della Loggia: ‘as pretty as you like’ Credit: getty Brescia often receives a bad rap: too modern, too industrialised, too many Fascist-era rebuilds. All true. Nearby Bergamo boasts ...

33.1 x 42 cm. (13 x 16.5 in.) William H. Sage (1844-1924), Albany, New York; His posthumous Sale, “Notable Paintings: Collection formed by the late William H. Sage, sold by order of Henry W. Sage,” ...

Nearby is the massive dome and marble facade of the Basilica dei Santi ... s Basilica perfectly framed by hedges. We end up at Piazza Navona with its fountains and bustling cafés, which feels ...