Florence, Italy. Photo courtesy of Alejandro Aznar via Pexels. It is sunny and 55 degrees sitting on the fountain edge in Piazza Santo Spirito in Florence. It is the Sunday of the agricultural market, ...

Nestled along the rugged Adriatic coast, the walled city of Dubrovnik in Croatia has long been a cultural and economic hub in the region. However, this picturesque city has also seen its fair share of ...

There is a fascinating work in the first room (Museo di San Marco) of this magnificent two-venue show dedicated to the early Renaissance master, Fra Angelico (around 1395-1455). It is the Fiesole ...

Wine tours are a popular choice for travelers exploring fall festivals around the world. Fall invites us to pause, to linger a little longer around the table with the ones we love. As the air cools ...

Addis Ababa, July 16, 2025 (ENA)—The Afar Regional Tourism Bureau announced today that volcanic eruptions have occurred in four different locations in the region. The volcanic eruptions have attracted ...

THE Villa Medici stands high up in Fiesole, above Florence and the valley of the Arno, looking pretty much the same today as it did when Michelozzo built it in 1458 and when Lorenzo the Magnificent ...

The city gets glowed up for the season, with a vast array of festive events filling Florence. Here’s our pick of what to do over the holidays. Stand by for the official start of Christmas! On December ...

The Palazzo Strozzi in Florence have released details regarding a major exhibition they are planning in 2025. The show, dedicated to Fra Angelico, promises to be an unmissable event. According to ...

A luxury residential building takes in sights of Piazza del Duomo and Filippo Brunelleschi's iconic dome. The heart of Florence’s old town is a study in Italian history, art and architecture. Palazzo ...

These are the life and death masks,” says Nicholas Cullinan, the director of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), pointing to the frozen features of John Keats and William Blake but also to likenesses ...

Rachel Feinstein is moving in circles. So are you; we all are. “I feel very out of touch sometimes with contemporary artists who think [they’re] doing something new for the first time,” says Feinstein ...

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