As Stendhal knew, the reason for art is to make you feel. Do not try to grasp the artwork: allow it to grasp you instead ...

Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...

Greek scholars made numerous and vital contributions to Italy’s Renaissance, helping bridge Eastern and Western intellectual ...

With its imposing gates and long path through an arabesque parterre to a grand front door guarded by his-and-hers cannons, Villa Sola Cabiati is a bastion of privacy, as royalty, Hollywood luminaries ...

FLORENCE — Kathy and Mike Femminella will soon bring a taste of Italy to Florence. Their restaurant, Positano Italian Specialty Foods, will serve food with ingredients straight from Italy and ...

Now, train vacation booking platform Railbookers has a delicious new trip through Italy. The seven-day Florence to Rome ... on food—you can also see Renaissance and Romanesque art and ...

This May, National Geographic invites audiences to take a mouthwatering adventure with acclaimed Academy Award nominee, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Stanley Tucci as he travels across Italy in ...

European cities also showed their support, including a group of U.S. citizens that gathered in piazza della Signoria in Florence that same day. Now, on Saturday, April 19, the momentum continues to ...

The ensuing whodunit unfolds in letters, as Vasari corresponds with friends and suspects across Italy, many of them ... in the unique qualities of Renaissance Florence: In few other eras could ...

The series follows the "untold" story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist ...

Load Map What is the travel distance between Florence, Italy and Pisa, Italy? How many miles is it from Pisa to Florence. 43 miles / 69.2 km is the flight distance between these two places. Use the ...

When they first were revealed, the frescoes in the San Brizio Chapel of the majestic cathedral in Orvieto, Italy, both awed visitors and shocked them. The realistic scenes (1499-1504), portraying ...