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

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 ...

Christopher Alberti; grandsons-in-law, Luke Condit and Shane Hawkins; brother, Richard (Florence) Recla; sister, Charlotte (Richard) Secord; brother-in-law, Dean Ruhf; and great-granddaughter ...

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 ...

Destination Florence bring you to discover the centuries-old chapel and the contemporary art exhibition. At the time of Masaccio, the early 1400s, his innovative use of perspective and chiaroscuro ...

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 ...

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" ...

Thus, the last place one might expect to see her work is inside a 16th-century Italian palazzo, where linear symmetry is a most valued attribute. However surprising, it is now a reality on Rome ...

Palazzo Clerici is among Milan’s most charming historical palaces. Located in the heart of the city, in the 17 th century district known as the “Contrada del prestino dei Bossi”, this building firstly ...