From admiring Renaissance art to indulging in gelato shops, these are the best things to do in Florence, according to locals.

Fifteenth-century Florence was the birthplace of our modern world Fifteenth-century Florence was the home of the Renaissance and the birthplace of our modern world. In this first of two episodes, we ...

The first visitor to Florence's Ospedale degli Innocenti in 1445 probably didn't spend much time appreciating the view — although it's a heck of a good one. The structure, with its grand loggia and ...

Known as the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence is a treasure trove of art, architecture, culture and cuisine. The city’s Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and Uffizi Gallery are a few of the attractions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Urbino charms with its palace, art and hilltop setting - StevanZZ / Alamy Stock Photo In Florence, the streets teem year-round, ...

The Renaissance, Jacob Burckhardt once wrote, was a golden age for bastards. This, like so much of the popular understanding of 15th- and 16th-century Florence, is one of those truisms so often ...

Florence has long been among Europe's most popular tourist destinations thanks to its historical significance, Renaissance art and museums, and sheer beauty. It’s the ideal of a wine-and-food-fueled ...

HistoriCity: Florence is a mission-based survival citybuilder/colony sim that challenges players to rebuild Renaissance Florence in the aftermath of the Black Plague. Overcome recurring droughts, ...

The 19th-century aesthete Walter Pater likened Luca della Robbia’s sculptures to “fragments of the milky sky itself, fallen into the cool streets, and breaking into the darkened churches.” These ...