Somebody once pointed out that the result of Italy's history of passion, religious fervor, artistic temperament and political instability were the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and the...

There is nothing like discovering the local cuisine to really get to the heart of a city.

Genuine Florentine food is simple, rustic and economical—the Florentines are great at doing things with...

Florence has a variety of markets for buying food, clothes, leather goods, handmade goods, antiques and more. But you need to know which one to go to for which items. Some markets are open daily, but...

The Last Supper scene was a truly Florentine tradition, found all over the city's monasteries from the 1300s to the late 1500s.

This themed itinerary will have you searching through some of...

Florence’s Oltrarno district is known for its artisans—"artigiani" in Italian—a dying breed of creative hands that carry on centuries' worth of Florentine traditions. From bookbinders to sculptors to...

This is a full experience taking you from the popular city center across the Arno river and up into the nearby hillside on Florence's "Left Bank." Along the way, we will explore less trodden piazzas,...

Florence is an open museum, which is its beauty and its curse at the same time. People looking for a "typical" corner of Florence may find themselves among a crush of tourists if they only follow the...

This walking itinerary will take you through one of Florence's most beautiful gardens, the newly renovated Renaissance Bardini gardens, to the picturesque walled and cobble-stoned street of Via San...

The Four Seasons is one of a handful of hotels in a part of Florence the Florentines still consider relatively unspoiled, on the right bank of the Arno. The city has warm, pleasant weather in the...