The U.S. is home to some towering monuments. Each architecture has its own story and record-breaking height. But which one ...

When traveling to Italy, Father Nugent invites travelers to approach their destinations from the perspective of a pilgrim.

Nobody knows Europe quite like Rick Steves, and what better way to explore the continent than on one of the travel guru's ...

Towering over the quaint Provincetown skyline, the Pilgrim Monument – modeled after the Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy – is a must-see for history-loving travelers. The 252-foot-high tower ...

Oh, the Leaning Tower of Pisa — so touristy and yet so fun. Each day, hordes of visitors come to the small northwestern Tuscan town of Pisa to take pictures "propping up" its tower. Some do it ...

But, by the 1350s, its "most glorious years" would be "as good as over". The Black Death "halved" the city's population and ...

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A former player, Tessa Towers, accused Moseley and her staff of mistreatment in a post on social media earlier this year. Moseley denied the allegations at the time. --Field Level Media ...

Negotiators at Westminster have been trying to persuade a man to come down after he scaled the clock tower which houses Big Ben. This story is now outdated. The man has come down from the tower.

It is no coincidence that Italy is often described as “the land of a hundred bell towers.” While this expression is sometimes ...

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Sprouting from one side is the great, top-heavy tower – the tallest in Italy when it was finished in 1348. It is this remarkable building that I have come to see.