If you believe the stereotypes, Italy's north and south might as well be two separate countries. But how different are they really? Here we take a closer look at Italy's famous regional differences.

An map annotated by J.R.R Tolkien states that the Italian city of Ravenna is the inspiration for Minas Tirith. Photo: HyperXP/Flickr A map of Middle-earth annotated by author J.R.R Tolkien and found ...

Seismologists often say that earthquakes do not kill people, buildings do, when they collapse because of a shock that they were not designed to withstand. An earthquake-prone country such as Italy ...