Though tourism contributes greatly to GDP, it also brings structural challenges. Now is the time for a new strategic vision.

The cradle is empty, but the dog gelato is fully stocked. Welcome to Florence’s silent revolution.

The liberty-style public work on via Pellicceria displays the care that went into such projects in the early 20th century.

Fiavet Toscana invites you to enjoy Italy in the best possible way—by trusting licensed travel agencies and tour operators ...

As the time to return home to the US approaches, study-abroad student Annika Bereny reflects on her time in Florence.

The Opera of Santa Maria del Fiore has created a large coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV on the façade of the Bishop’s Palace.

Did Buontalenti invent gelato? How do you recognise a good gelateria? Cup or cone? This article addresses your 'ices' related ...

Major restorations are underway at Palazzo Pitti, where extensive works have begun in the Palatine Gallery and Modern Art ...

When Florence’s lowest-paid textile workers seized power, and how betrayal and ambition brought their revolution to a bloody ...

Her grandfather, Giorgio Turchi, was the master barber in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa until he was nearly 80. In 2004, his son, ...

I first came to Florence nearly 30 years ago to do a semester abroad. I was a third-year political science student with my ...