This abandoned 17th-century chapel - known as the Oval Church - had been high on our list for a long time, and we finally made the trip. It may not be massive, but its atmosphere and unique ...

Long before art fairs, advisory firms and mega-galleries, there were barbers, tailors and innkeepers managing the flow of art in 17th-century Italy. Beyond the Fringe, an exhibition at Nicholas ...

ITALY: John and Angelo Zorn from Novato spent three nights at Astapiana Villa Giusso, a 17th-century monastery overlooking the Sorrento peninsula and Bay of Naples. Now a sprawling estate with ...

Apparently executed during a late 17th century restoration of Cupid and Psyche, the forgotten works were in pristine condition and had been hidden for nearly two centuries. “My first feeling was ...

The 17th century site at Lower Hazel in South Gloucestershire has been granted Grade II listed status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England. Dating from ...

A full-sized replica of a 17th century Spanish armed merchant ship has arrived in London. Tower Bridge opened to let the 500-tonne El Galeon Andalucía pass through ahead of its arrival at St ...

A full-sized replica of a 17th-century Spanish merchant ship is due to arrive in London. Tower Bridge will be opened to let the 500-ton Galeon Andalucia pass through, before it arrives at St ...

A new study of 17th-century remains from a crypt in Milan shows traces of an active component of the coca plant in the subjects’ brain tissue. This suggests Europeans used coca leaves earlier ...

Preteen and teenage schoolgirls made these tiny paper cuttings in the 17th century. National Trust Images / James Dobson In the 17th century, girls attending a London boarding school learned to ...