One of Europe’s most beautiful and easily recognizable buildings, the Doge’s Palace (Palazzo Ducale) was not only the center of government during the Venetian Republic but…
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Enna: A hilltop citySicily’s highest city at almost 1,000 meters, Enna is also one of the few that is not on the coast, lying inland in…
Everything in Ferrara seems to have the stamp of the all-powerful Este family on it. Their moated ducal castle dominates the town center, and almost every…
San Gimignano is located just under 60 kilometers southeast of Florence and can be easily reached by train, bus, or with an organized tour. Because the…
Tuscany’s second-largest city is famous for its architecture. It’s full of Renaissance palaces and medieval and Gothic churches. Siena is located just 85 kilometers away from…
Florence’s grand palaces (palazzi) were homes of its most powerful families during the Renaissance and into later centuries, and several of them serve today as galleries where…
As you might expect, the museums in Florence have among their collections the world’s finest assemblage of Italian art of the Renaissance period, between about 1300…
For young and old alike, Florence is one of the most evocative cities in Europe. Just strolling the cobbled streets of the compact historical center is…
Along with being places of worship, Florence’s churches and convents hold as much precious art as many museums. In fact, some no longer serve as churches…
With Bologna less than an hour’s train ride to the north, Siena to the south, and the combination of Pisa and Lucca to the west, Florence…