News

Why Florence, Italy makes for the ideal spring break in Europe, according to City AM's travel writer Sophie Ibbotson ...
Are you visiting some of the more popular european sites on your next trip to Europe? If so, you'll need to plan well ahead ...
Fly over some of the most beautiful Catholic churches in the world, where faith and architecture come together in breathtaking harmony. This drone footage captures iconic landmarks like St. Peter’s ...
It’s hard to put into words how much we enjoyed visiting Florence at the end of our most recent trip to Italy. Our ...
Great architects deeply understood, and responded to, their context. We should talk the language of now, but never let the ...
The explosion of the cart is a special Eastern ritual which takes place in Florence in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) every year on the Holy Sunday. A cart is pulled there by a pair of oxen decorated ...
I’ll be sharing my three favourite Florentine Schiacciata shops, all priced under €8 (£6.85). It’s worth noting that each shop accommodated my travelling companion’s dietary needs, being vegetarian ...
Santa Maria Fire Marshal Jim Austin assesses the Lassens Natural Foods and Vitamins store in Santa Maria on Wednesday morning, April 16, 2025, after a blaze damaged the structure. Janene Scully ...
FLORENCE, Italy — Just opposite its namesake railway station is Santa Maria Novella, Florence’s first great basilica and the city’s principal church by the Dominicans. Apart from being ...
Florence celebrates Easter with spectacular fireworks display ... Apostoli to the Cathedral of S. Maria del Fiore. Escorted by soldiers, drummers and flag-throwers in mediaeval costumes, the cart is ...
atop the Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore. Florence, home to all these wonders, was the birthplace of the Renaissance and UNESCO estimates the Tuscan capital houses 60 per cent of Europe's greatest art.