For such a small slice of the map, Northern Italy packs in a show-stopping mix of scenery. In just a few days, you can wind from the vineyard-dotted hills of Lake Garda to the jagged Dolomites and ...

Meet Itiner-e, a new high-resolution digital dataset and map of the Roman Empire’s roads around 150 CE. A team of researchers ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Nestled on the side of a hill in Umbria, Italy is an unusual sight: a ...