Jacopo Peri’s “Euridice,” composed for a Medici court wedding in 1600, holds the title of the oldest extant opera.

On the Thursday, October 23, episode, the attorney from Washington, D.C., defended his title against poet and podcaster Elijah Perseus Blumov from Evanston, Illinois, and teacher Jack Tomlin from ...

An 18th-century wax model became both a medical teaching tool and a haunting symbol of beauty, science, and control ...

Experience the world's oldest surviving opera, Euridice, performed by Haymarket Opera Company and Newberry Consort. Join them on October 25th.

The lauded British designer and LVMH Prize winner will replace Véronique Nichanian, the Parisian house announced today ...

Every region of Italy is home to breathtaking historic gardens and parks. From UNESCO World Heritage Sites to secret garden ...

Villa Ginori—a historic Tuscan hideaway minutes from Florence—is on the the market for the first time since the 1970s.

Florence was the epitome of a Renaissance city and home to some of the greatest philosophers, inventors and artists that have ...

The Monster of Florence cast guide: who plays who, their roles, and where you’ve seen them before plus quick plot context and Netflix release date.

An apartment in a historic villa, a renovated farmhouse south of the city center and a maisonette near the Arno River.

What to see and when to go to avoid the tourist hordes.

I awoke in Florence to a dawn chorus. Hundreds of sparrows were swooping and melody-making outside the window. I drew back the heavy damask silk curtains to reveal the view: the sparkling Arno river ...