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 ...

A new exhibition at The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art, "The Medici Dynasty: Renaissance in Florence", showcases how ...

FLORENCE, Italy — For nearly 600 years, Dominican friars in Florence, Italy, have inhabited the Convent of San Marco, one of the city’s great spiritual and cultural hubs, renowned for its frescoes by ...

For 25 years, Friends of Florence has worked to conserve and protect the city’s priceless art and architecture, raising ...

In Florence, the streets teem year-round, restaurants overflow, and even with a ticket booking system, queues jostle to visit the Uffizi. Urbino, by contrast, offers Renaissance splendour without the ...

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 ...

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from Florence — a reminder of ...

Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Renaissance -- Humanism -- Independent portraits -- Perspective -- Narrative -- The human body -- Classicizing ...

Fashion isn't the only thing Florence has to offer during Pitti Uomo. Here's a list of what to do, see and eat in the city.

Rebirth is really on-trend this season. Fall fashion campaign season is officially underway, and the Italian luxury house Ferragamo easily scores the most impressive set design. Nine Renaissance ...