Florence, Italy News

No event in recorded history has had greater effect on the world as did the Black Death, which decimated Europe from 1348-1350, killing between 25 and 50 percent of the continent's population.

Joseph Ferrenti wiped back tears as he looked at World War II memorabilia set up in the mausoleum at Bellevue Memorial Park.

About five years ago, my husband and I went on a tour of Italy. We went to Rome, Capri, Sorrento, Lake Como, Venice and Florence.

Both are sculptures created by Michelangelo that deal with historical subjects. However, Victory deals with the depiction of the religious story of David and Goliath and Bacchus is the mythological representation of the god of wine.

ISTAT , Italya TMs statistics office, said in its October 8 release that there are 113,686 documented Filipinos living in Italy in 2008.

ON a midsummer afternoon in the courtyard of a former convent, a musical performance illustrated the shape of changes taking hold in the Oltrarno district of Florence .

Text Archive > American Libraries > A history of painting in Italy; Umbria, Florence and Siena from the second to the sixteenth century A history of painting in Italy; Umbria, Florence and Siena from the second to the sixteenth century This book has an editable web page on Open Library .

The beginning of chocolate is the cacao tree, known by ethnobotanists as "theobroma cacao." According to the article, " Introduction: Chocolate's History at a Glance ," chocolate in its raw state grows in a pod like a pea, but on trees 40-60 feet tall.

Second World War veterans in the South West have been encouraged to return to the places where they saw action, with the help of cash from the Big Lottery Fund.

'One of the most beautiful images in the world' ... A detail from Raphael's The Mond Crucifixion.

Linguistically challenged Top Chef veteran Fabio Viviani has taken over North Hollywooda s old Barsac Brasserie space and made it into Firenze Osteria , where hea s hoping to draw foodies from nearby Universal Studios hungry for a taste of dishes from Florence, Italy; the well-aged art adorning the walls of the warm space looks as if it were lifted ...

Rediscover artisan traditions of the past with Context Tours Florence new walk in its Made in Florence series , Saper Fare: Artisan Traditions of Florence .

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present the marble sculpture Young Archer, attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti , in its VA©lez Blanco patio beginning November 3, 2009.

The romance and charms of Florence, Italy, await all who experience the Tony Award winning musical, The Light in the Piazza to be presented at Chesterton's 4th Street Theater on Friday, October 30, Saturday, Oct.

Ding dong, Mike I. is gone. You all know that I've chaired the Mike I. hater society.

The late autumn sunshine brings a new lustre to the Renaissance treasures of this great Italian city.

This is a hard one to watch: a 1984 Mac 512K meets its end in an industrial microwave oven.

Post by Dan @ 04:48pm 27/10/09 Ubisoft have teamed up with YouTube to release Assassin's Creed Lineage, a series of live-action short films that serve as a prequel to the forthcoming Assassin's Creed 2. Developed by Ubisoft's Hybride Technologies, the visual effects studio behind 300 and Sin City, Assassin's Creed: Lineage combines live action and ...

Papers of artist, architect and writer Giorgio Vasari reportedly sold to unidentified Russian buyers for a 150m The Italian government was today facing an outcry from art lovers and historians following the discovery that one of the most important archives of Renaissance documents had been sold to unidentified Russian buyers, reportedly for a 150m ...

Piazzale Michelangelo offers great views at every hour of the day. Here you can watch the most famous buildings, Arno River, and magical Tuscany sunset.