But also how ancient roots mean it’s hard to find any city in Italy, whatever the size, without a compelling historic heart.

Oliviero Toscani, a famous photographer and brilliant innovator of communication, has died at the age of 82. Creator of ...

ALMANAC: September 12 “Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.

In 1565, a simple, elegant hallway was built atop Ponte Vecchio (or the Old Bridge) in Florence. The passage was restricted to Florentine elites, who used it to easily traverse the Arno River without ...

On May 9, 1938 Benito Mussolini, leader of Italy and founder of the fascist party, met Adolf Hitler in Florence to lead a grand parade through the city which included a visit to the Uffizi Gallery and ...

FLORENCE, Italy — For centuries, Florence's 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords. Now, the raised passageway that connects the city's Uffizi Galleries to the ...

During Nardella’s tenure he introduced a series of bans and regulations to limit numbers of visitors, making Florence the first Italian city to crack down on overtourism.

The Vasari Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano ... and without running risks to their safety,” says a museum statement. From 1973, the Uffizi displayed self-portraits by artists including Rembrandt ...

Named the Vasari Corridor after Giorgio Vasari architect ... the current systematic efforts to revitalise the museum, focused equally on the Uffizi, Boboli, and Palazzo Pitti.” ...

A view of the ‘Corridoio Vasariano’ of Vasari Corridor, in Florence ... and to make it accessible to all visitors,” said Simone Verde, director of the Uffizi Gallery, famous for its collections of ...

Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor, the raised passageway that ... director of the Uffizi Gallery, famous for its collections of ancient sculptures and paintings. The corridor was closed ...