F or centuries, Rome, Italy, has been a city of great importance. Once the center of the ancient Roman empire, today it’s one ...

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Passetto di Borgo, Rome’s historic papal escape route, reopened after years of restoration. Here's how to visit it.

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The Church of the Apostles, built atop the home of Jesus' first disciples, was believed by many to be merely a myth. But ...

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