In print, online and on the radio, he parlayed a savant’s mastery of his city’s restaurant menus and a love of the spotlight ...

Filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu brings his documentary We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe ...

Connecting the past to the present, the documentary ‘We Were Here’ sparks conversations about representation, belonging, and ...

Fra Angelico is one of the most important painters of the first half of the Italian Quattrocento (15th century). He is the patron saint of painters and artists.

Explore the legacy of the Medici family through its most influential figures, from Cosimo the Elder to Catherine de' Medici.

This guide offers inspiration and tips so you can plan a fun trip to Florence with teens. It's the perfect place to make ...

The town has a well-preserved castle datingto the 11th century, while the high street is home to a popular market. Running ...

A couple of hours before I join Trafalgar Tours’ seven-day Italian Holiday, I meet an older American woman on the edge of ...

Congratulations to David Sawhill, one of 18 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Burt W. Johnson’s ...

With more than 900    churches, hundreds of palazzos, 10 World Heritage Sites and 280 fountains (the Trevi alone sees some 700,000 euros in coin donations every year), Rome can be an overwhelming city ...

The Jews before the 2nd century A.D. did not appear to have a ... The controversy continued but in 1441 the Council of Florence upheld this larger canon. In response to the Protestants, the ...

The Medici family was a powerful and influential dynasty that dominated the political, economic, and cultural life of Florence and much of Italy from the 15th to the 18th century. Known for their ...