It’s spooky, crumbling and abandoned. Inhabited by seagulls, with only the odd day-trip by scuba divers to disturb them, Santo Stefano is a tiny volcanic island between Rome and Naples, where silence ...

In ancient times, sailors once lashed themselves to their masts to avoid being lured to their deaths by seductive mermaids known as sirens. Today, on the sun-kissed western shores of Italy, mermaids ...

(CNN)-- The charm of Ventotene is apparent the moment you spot it from the boat transporting you to its shores. Sitting there like a lonely sponge cake protruding from the surface of a clear blue ...

Photo taken on June 14, 2020 shows a view of Ventotene Island in Lazio, Italy. Ventotene Island is one of the Pontine Islands of Italy. It is the remains of an ancient volcano. (Photo by Alberto ...

NAPLES, Italy, July 24 (UPI) -- Five well-preserved ancient shipwrecks have been discovered off the island of Ventotene, Italy, a U.S. trust representing maritime researchers said. The ships sank ...

A RAPIDLY growing tornado has been pictured tearing its way towards a blissful Italian island amid a severe double weather warning. Alarming pictures captured the moment a swirling waterspout sucked ...

Rome, August 22 - Security was tight on the island of Ventotene south of Rome ahead of Monday's three-way summit between Italian Premier Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French ...