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 ...

Ted Snell does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

It happened once with the Renaissance, it will happen again between the 22nd and the 29th of September. Tuscany will become once again the centre of the world thanks to the Cycling World Championship, ...

Hotels ranked on industry awards, guest reviews and hotel class ratings Unbiased content created by U.S. News editors Photo tours of select hotels by local experts Navigate forward to interact with ...

I love an excuse to revisit an old favourite, even better when it offers a way of enjoying it in a new light. The Royal Academy’s exhibition on Florence does exactly that, exploring the city through ...

Is there a greater testament to artistic endeavour than Florence? The Tuscan city positively brims with museums, galleries and medieval churches, each one packed to the rafters with priceless works ...

On our last evening in Firenze, we race across the Ponte Santa Trinita before the take-away pizza goes cold and the white wine goes warm. We rush past touristy eateries with menus in English, street ...

Since 2011 the 14th-century Palazzo del Tribunale di Mercatanzia, in Piazza della Signoria, has fêted the Gucci brand, which was born in Florence in 1921. In January 2018 the space, which is spread ...