Known as the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence is a treasure trove of art, architecture, culture and cuisine. The city’s Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and Uffizi Gallery are a few of the attractions ...

The exhibition opened Feb. 20 and goes through October. After that, the Gates will be moved to the atrium of the BYU Museum ...

The key to Palazzo Strozzi’s success, says Arturo Galansino, is drawing out the modernity of the medieval city’s art ...

Florence has long been among Europe's most popular tourist destinations thanks to its historical significance, Renaissance art and museums, and sheer beauty. It’s the ideal of a wine-and-food-fueled ...

Home to more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than in any other country, Italy is one of the most visited destinations in the world. The celebration of life, the human spirit, and creative endeavors ...

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — To protect the masterpieces at the Uffizi Galleries, the Florence museum’s director climbed a ladder and hurled an employee’s bicycle down at a sheet of glass specially made to ...

Among the many things I love about Italy is how the Renaissance can be spliced into your travels. Imagine: In Florence you can sleep in a converted 16th-century monastery that's just a block from ...

ROME (AP) — The city of Florence took new measures Tuesday to crack down on overtourism, just as the Italian government hosts the Group of Seven tourism ministers in the Renaissance city and seeks to ...

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Some six centuries after ushering in the Renaissance, the Tuscan capital of Florence is once again ahead of Italy’s other major cities—this time it is thanks to its rising real-estate prices.