A pastel fresco of lovebirds decorates the ceiling above the four poster bed at Villa La Massa. This sprawling Tuscan country home overlooking the Arno River is just 20 minutes from Florence's ...

Sarah Sands revisits Florence, with its Renaissance art and couture, and finds little changed aside from a new all-suite Ferragamo-owned hotel The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers.

The mystery of the Mona Lisa’s identity may soon be solved. Researchers are currently exploring a centuries old tomb under a Florence church which could contain the remains of one Lisa Gherardini, ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Michelangelo said Flemish painting was only fit to please women, children and that handful of gentlemen who lacked “a ...

FLORENCE, Italy, April 14 (UPI) -- Archeologists excavating the remains of an ancient Roman theater in Florence, Italy, have uncovered a “vomitorium,” or corridor, under the Palazzo Vecchio, which was ...

Going for a short stay at one of the most aesthetical cities in the world? Here’s how you can explore the ancient place, in the Florentine way! A mix of delights — good food, rich history and picture ...

A sprawling estate overlooking Florence makes an unlikely — if blissful — setting for the painter Fiona Corsini di San Giuliano, her husband and their six kids. Related Article Fiona Corsini di San ...

From ancient jars to rapid currents: our day in Florence took us through its oldest pharmacy with its curious remedies and then out onto the river for a rafting rush. FIFA president learns official ...