The bell tower is open every day from 8:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Note that it is closed on the first Tuesday of the month. For more information, visit its section on the Duomo website . Popular Tours ...

Florence's famed Duomo is cleaning up its act, removing centuries of graffiti from the cathedral dome interior and letting new visitors leave their mark digitally instead. A woman uses a ...

A 19-stone British tourist had to be carried down a 279-ft tall bell tower by firefighters in Italy because he was too exhausted to make the descent himself. The obese sightseer made it to the top ...

After clambering the 414 steps of the Campanile di Giotto in the Italian city of Florence, the 53-year-old man collapsed to the ground and was believed to be suffering from exhaustion.

FLORENCE, Italy, April 13 (Reuters) - A small piece of green marble fell from the bell tower of early Renaissance master Giotto in Florence on Friday, raising concerns about one of the city's most ...

A small piece of green marble fell from the bell tower of early Renaissance master Giotto in Florence on Friday, raising concerns about one of the city's most famous monuments.