Architect Filippo Brunelleschi's massive cupola — all 4 million bricks of it — has dominated Florence's skyline since 1434. It sits atop an ornate wedding cake of a cathedral, the Basilica di Santa ...

Spanning 28 rooms and three floors, the massive Museo dell'Opera del Duomo houses more than 750 works of art covering nearly 720 years of history. In short, it serves to preserve the artistic ...

The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (known simply as the Duomo) is not only Florence's religious center, but it's also the city's most recognizable attraction. Occupying the Piazza del Duomo in ...

Florence is the many-splendored city between Venice and Rome, the enduring crown of the Renaissance period; a garden of art, antiquities, edifices — and the best leather goods in the world. Florence ...

Florence's famed Duomo is cleaning up its act, removing centuries of graffiti from the cathedral dome interior and letting new visitors leave their mark digitally instead. The cathedral launched a ...

Whether you're considering visiting Florence in September or another peak season month, these are my top tips for how to navigate high season crowds for a great trip! If you'd asked me a decade ago, ...

This newly listed apartment in Florence, Italy, is as close to living inside the iconic “Duomo” as you’re likely to get. The two-bedroom apartment, asking up to €2.5 million (US$2.8 million), sits at ...

New restoration work is helping art historians understand Michelangelo’s Bandini Pietà, one of the Renaissance master’s great unfinished sculptures. A preliminary cleaning has already revealed ...