Below the building's curved arches are dozens of sculptures (notable ones include Giambologna's Rape of the Sabines and a statue of Perseo holding Medusa's head, by Benvenuto Cellini), which draw ...

Father Giuseppe Pagano is furious. The 65-year-old Augustinian friar and his three fellow monks, who have dedicated their ...

This lesser known Italian city is often dubbed the "Florence of the South" for its stunning baroque architecture but remains free from the crowds of tourists.

The Piazza del Campo, Siena’s main square, is surely the most theatrical public space in the whole of Tuscany.

Michelangelo lived and studied there, and the current complex, across the Arno river from the historic center of ... and the very identity of Florence, Italy, and our civilization,” he told ...