The Italian Renaissance is, perhaps the most famous period in history. In Caprarola, there is building that embodies all that ...

Palazzo Medici Riccardi hosts an exhibition dedicated to the Grand Ducal architect and sculptor, Giovan Battista Foggini, ...

Bernando Buontalenti's Loggia in the Corsini Gardens is in need of repairs. An event on June 5th for readers of The ...

Loggia dei Lanzi, in the Piazza della Signoria, is an open-air (and free) museum that was designed in the 14th century by Orcagna, an influential architect and artist. Below the building's curved ...

One of Florence’s best kept secrets is just around corner in Palazzo Medici-Riccardi; the tiny Cappella dei Magi (Via Cavour, 3) is decorated with top-to-toe frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli.

Reluctantly, he agreed to tour the property: a 3,500-square-foot apartment on the piano nobile, or second floor, of a 17th-century palazzo. As he walked around the main hall — a “very scruffy ...

Here, you see it before you feel it. Giant glazed ceramic capital letters mounted on the palazzo’s 19th-century façade spell out “salve”, the daily salutation that Italians extend to ...

And to do so, the exhibition Tracey Emin. “Sex and Solitude” – on display at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence from March 16 to July 20 – is an unmissable opportunity. Below, a small guide to experiencing ...

If you’ve ever wondered where ex-Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo does his deep thinking, you can take a tour of his recently listed five-bedroom luxury Red Hill mansion. Backing on to the Red Hill ...

Now the duo is opening Lich Games - a hub to "play new games and meet new people" - in the former Grazie and Jake's cafe in Ayton Road. "We got 50 members in the WhatsApp group for it in two ...

ROME - Florence was out of danger due to the “decisive” role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from bursting its banks after heavy rains, Italian authorities said. Dozens of ...

A general view of the Arno River with the Ponte Vecchio in the background in Florence, on March 14th, 2025. Photo by Federico SCOPPA / AFP Florence was out of danger on Saturday due to the "decisive" ...