Knowing that entire cities once thrived, then vanished without warning, is quite thrilling on its own. The thought of ...

What makes Akrotiri so incredible is how well-preserved the ruins are, thanks to the volcanic ash. You’ll see multi-story buildings, frescoes, pottery, and an advanced drainage system ...

The Boxers Fresco is estimated to have been created around 1600 BC, shortly before the volcanic eruption that buried Akrotiri. Credit: National Archaeological Museum, Athens One of the most ...

This Akrotiri tour, a popular half-day tour when visiting Santorini, provides an in-depth way to visit the well-preserved frescoes and historical excavations that have made it famous as the "Pompeii ...

One of the most captivating remnants of the ancient world, the Boxers Fresco from the Minoan settlement of Akrotiri on Santorini stands as a testament to the artistic and cultural vitality of the ...

Deep in southeastern Albania, a tiny hamlet holds five churches that have one of the most magnificent concentrations of Orthodox Christian fresco art in the world. From the outside, the churches ...

In the home where the four people examined in the new study died, a central wall in the banquet hall has a fresco of Phrixus and his sister Helle from Greek mythology. As the myth goes ...

When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...

A restorer works on one of the frescoes in the restored Orchard House at Pompeii. Photo: Marco Cantile/LightRocket via Getty Images. Pompeii has been under excavation for centuries but a string of ...

Greek politicians and archaeologists expressed outrage over the collapse of a section of the 'Dolphin Fresco' at the Palace of Knossos in Crete. The incident occurred on Friday when a replica of ...