Ever seen a city built around a dream? Because that’s Florence. And right at its heart, this giant terracotta dome. This is the Duomo of Florence. Officially, Santa Maria del Fiore. But honestly, it ...

After spending almost 3 weeks non-stop exploring the Amalfi Coast, Rome and Siena we were running on fumes but still buzzing ...

Florence is the many-splendored city between Venice and Rome, the enduring crown of the Renaissance period; a garden of art, antiquities, edifices — and the best leather goods in the world. Florence ...

Did artist Verrocchio delegate two figures in his Beheading of St. John the Baptist to his prize pupil Leonardo da Vinci? Museo Dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence. Photo: Antonio Quattrone, 2009 There's ...

A version of this story originally appeared on The History Blog. Michelangelo's iconic sculpture of David now stands in the Accademia Gallery in Florence, but that's not where it was originally ...

While time and tide may wait for no man, the same cannot always be said for historic timepieces. Such was the case of the famed 15th-century clock of Paolo Uccello, which was restored by horologists ...

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