The best hotels in Florence make it easy to take in historic architecture, museums and galleries. Here's where to stay in ...

Morris says the song is about when she left London and moved to Florence. “There’s a piazza, Piazza della Signoria, not far from where I used to live, where the Palazzo Vecchio is,” she says.

The Royal Academy’s exhibition on Florence does exactly that ... entrance to the town hall – the great castellated Palazzo della Signoria, which still dominates the city centre today.

Visiting Florence, Italy is an absolute must on most any bucket list. The birthplace of the Renaissance, it’s certainly worth visiting this incredible city with all of its history, art, and culture.

especially those of the Loggia della Signoria, where Cellini’s Perseus is the star turn. If time allows, admire the astonishing interior of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence’s town hall for some ...

Housed inside a 200-year-old palazzo ... Japan in Florence at Massimo Bottura’s one-Michelin-starred outpost at Gucci in the city’s historic political center, Piazza della Signoria.

There were many such families in Florence. In 1498, at the age of 29 ... toiling in a small office at the Palazzo della Signoria! He saw Italy foundering and wished to save her. He thought he knew how ...

Loggia dei Lanzi, in the Piazza della Signoria, is an open-air (and free) museum that was designed in the 14th century by Orcagna, an influential architect and artist. Below the building's curved ...

and unwind in lively squares such as Piazza della Signoria. During the journey, guests will travel on the high-speed Frecciarossa rail service, which has a leg operating between Florence and Rome.

If you have extra time, Piazza della Signoria is worthwhile ... Santa Maria del Fiore (known simply as the Duomo) is not only Florence's religious center, but it's also the city's most ...