Florence, Italy Travel News

It started 15 years ago as a toast to all things Italian. Now it's one of Montreal's best-loved cultural festivals, with musical, literary, sports and cultural events across the city.

In Florence, what you see may not be what you get. Florence had pulled a number on me but I'm not complaining.

The group poses in front of the Basilica de Santa Croce in Florence, considered one of the most beautiful Gothic churches in Italy.

Florence, July 28 - The last heir of Dante has been urged to accept Florence's apology for banishing his famous ancestor.

For me August is like iced tea. It is the last month of summer vacation. I can drink in the golden goodness, relaxing and kicking back or I can squeeze in a little lemon to give it a zing.

Bonnie Epps should have spent yesterday aboard a gondola in Venice. Today, she should be in Florence marveling at Michelangelo's "David." Later this week she planned to cross Assisi, Sorrento and Pompei off her ...

Fatehpur Sikri, the old, abandoned capital of India's Mughal King Akbar, is a somewhat deserted place these days, a bit off the beaten tourist path, outdone by the popularity of the Taj Mahal about an hour ...

Fatehpur Sikri, the old, abandoned capital of India's Mughal King Akbar, is a somewhat deserted place these days, a bit off the beaten tourist path, outdone by the popularity of the Taj Mahal about an hour ...

Traveling in Florence with Children: Tuscany at a Glance Florence is the highlight of many a trip to Tuscany and Italy.

After singing in the baptistery, the Gordon Central High School Chorale takes a picture with the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Booker Prize-winner Sir Salman Rushdie allows his fantastical tendencies full reign in his sprawling and whimsical ENCHANTRESS OF FLORENCE, a literary riff on the THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS.

Fatehpur Sikri, the old, abandoned capital of India's Mughal King Akbar, is a somewhat deserted place these days, a bit off the beaten tourist path, outdone by the popularity of the Taj Mahal about an hour ...

In northern Italy, you don't need to visit a big city to see spectacular art. Harriet O'Brien presents a cultural itinerary of frescos, paintings and sculptures all off the beaten track Saturday, 19 July 2008 ...

City officials say a Renaissance fort that offers a spectacular view of Florence has been temporarily closed after a woman fell to her death from its ramparts.

Salman Rushdie is the author of 10 acclaimed novels, a book of short stories and three works of nonfiction.

Funny that Udayan wrote about what Firenze could mean - in his post. Perfect segue for mine, and we live in opposite sides of this continent currently and didnt even sync up on it.

As one of the world's leading experts on Italian art history, David Franklin knows plenty about hierarchies, status, and influence.

What does a thoroughly modern, Manhattan-based novelist - not commonly associated with historical novels set centuries ago - know about Mughal India and Renaissance Florence? If the novelist is Salman Rushdie, ...

There will not be another property built like this in Cannon Beach in our lifetimes.

A few initials scratched on one of Florence's famous buildings set off a hunt for the culprits on the other side of the world - and highlighted the vast cultural differences between Italy and Japan.