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 ...

Architect Filippo Brunelleschi's massive cupola — all 4 million bricks of it — has dominated Florence's skyline since 1434. It sits atop an ornate wedding cake of a cathedral, the Basilica di Santa ...

Geographically small but culturally rich, Florence — two hours northwest of Rome — is home to some of the greatest art and architecture in the world. In a single day, you could look Michelangelo’s ...