Crowned Europe’s Best City of 2025, Florence has it all: stunning art and architecture made by the world’s greatest Renaissance masters, an idyllic subtropical climate perfect for basking in the ...

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

Its founder calls it “the biggest shakeup in Italy” in the past decade, it’s been hailed as a “vital way to combat overtourism,” and now it’s ready: the region of Tuscany has taken the first step ...

FLORENCE, Italy — Is there a more hallucinatory painter than Jacopo Carucci, popularly known as Jacopo Pontormo? Standing apart from the artists of his generation who, swamped in Michelangelo’s wake, ...

It's part museum, part workshop, part hospital for threatened treasures. At the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, Italy, conservators work to restore cultural and artistic masterpieces, some of ...

Michelangelo’s magnificent “David” epitomizes the creativity that flowed in Florence, Italy, during the Renaissance, and nothing quite compares to seeing his much-celebrated sculpture up close without ...

Nestled in the heart of Tuscany, Florence is a city of firsts: it was the birthplace of the Renaissance, home to artistic geniuses like Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, and the spot where the ...

Villa San Michele, A Belmond Hotel, just outside Florence, Italy, has a new collection of artwork that beautifully contrasts the Renaissance frescoes decorating the resort. Flora Stubbs is the ...

From Renaissance art to gelato shops, here's how locals recommend exploring the Tuscan capital. Pallabazzar recommends seeing the historic center of Florence at different times of the day. In the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joanne Shurvell writes about travel, food, culture and fashion. Renowned for its rich history and stunning architecture, Florence ...