Quick: Think of the phrase "Florence, Italy." What do you imagine? Is it a church with a gigantic red dome? That's what most people think of. Perhaps you already know its nickname is "Brunelleschi ...

Holly D. Johnson The Basilica di San Lorenzo is the oldest Florentine cathedral, thus its external architecture is not as ornate and embellished as others built throughout Florence in later centuries.

As in the rest of Italy and globally, antisemitism spiked in Florence following the Oct. 7 attack. “Some Jewish kids were bullied at school, there have been antisemitic insults against people as ...

Since the Uffizi Gallery is one of the most popular attractions in Florence ... of the Duomo is the Basilica di Santa Croce, the final resting place for some of Italy's most famous people ...

Everyone knows or wants to visit Rome, Florence ... The Papal Basilica and Sacred Convent of Saint Francis in Assisi, in Umbria, Italy. While the cuisine is reason enough to go to Umbria, there ...

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Explore Italy's most beautiful cities ... "Highlights were the basilica in Bologna, the anatomical theatre. In Florence, the Galileo museum and Maria Novella. Andrew Spira explanation and details ...

Sara Funaro, then a candidate for mayor of Florence, participates in the Europe Forum organized by the Democratic Party in Rome, Italy, Dec. 16, 2023 in Rome. (credit: Simona Granati - Corbis ...