This captivating drone footage reveals the rolling hills, charming vineyards, and historic cities like Florence and Siena. Experience the unique charm and breathtaking beauty of Tuscany from a ...

Siena, Florence’s next-door neighbor, seems to be every Italy connoisseur’s pet town. More than a sum of places to see, Siena itself is the sight. Grab a gelato, join in the evening stroll ...

Parking in Florence is all but impossible (Siena too), so pick up your car, if possible, on the morning of Day 4. Note, too, that with the odd taxi and tweak, much of this itinerary can be done by ...

Tucci In Italy is more or less a continuation of Stanley Tucci’s CNN travel series Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy. He ...

While Florence is often positioned as the center of the Renaissance by art historians, Siena was the site of a phenomenal artistic innovation and activity 1300-1350. Others think that Siena ushered in ...

Ever since the virulently pro-Florentine 16th-century artist and writer Giorgio Vasari drastically downplayed Siena’s importance, art historians have been giving Florence the credit for starting ...

Pietro Lorenzetti, Italian, active Siena 1320-1344, Tarlati altarpiece, also known as the Pieve altarpiece, circa 1320. Tempera and gold on panel. (Angelo Latronico and Foto Studio Lensini Siena ...

Its chief rival, Florence, emerged as the new superpower, its own art eclipsing Siena's. This new "blockbuster" at the National Gallery – featuring more than 100 exhibits including paintings ...

Now, after a three-year restoration in both Siena and Florence, the reassembled font will be unveiled to the public today. The metal elements were taken to Florence’s Opificio delle Pietre Dure ...

One could say that some paintings in the exhibition “Siena: The Rising of Painting, 1300-1350” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are movie stills and posters. They look like photographs ...