Surrounded by Italy on all sides, this microstate—the third smallest in Europe—has stubbornly clung to its independence over the centuries, even as revolutions and world wars swirled around it. And no ...

Europe is a good hunting ground for collectors of microstates: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Vatican City, Malta, San Marino and Monaco qualify by dint of size and population. Two are completely within ...

From the endless beaches of Rimini to the culinary corridor of Bologna, Modena and Parma, visitors to northeastern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region have plenty to explore. They might also accidentally ...