Mirrored in troubling waters, the Basilica of San Marco floats over the central square, Venice's lowest point. High waters are a recurring fact of life in the city, which has sunk five inches [13 centimeters] during the past century even as the sea has risen four [10 centimeters]. Venice is still sinking, albeit more slowly.
—From "Venice: More Than a Dream," February 1995, National Geographic magazine.
Welcome to Rome! Once the heart of an empire that spread across all of Europe, the legacy of this ancient city lives on in spectacular ruins and enduring works of art.
Often labeled as poor, rural, and beholden to the Mafia, Sicily insists that change has arrived. Explore this small Italian island—a unique world unto itself.
An enclave of remarkable buildings and art surrounded by the city of Rome, Vatican City is the smallest sovereign nation in the world—and one of the most powerful.
Get a taste of the Mediterranean with these images taken on assignment for the National Geographic magazine article "Santorini: Greece's Sensuous Daughter of Cataclysm."
