(Vasari, "Orcagna, Painter, Sculptor, and Architect, of Florence," in Lives of the Most Eminent Painters ... The Paradiso fresco of Andrea Orcagna and the Inferno fresco of his brother Bernardo (Nardo ...

Florence ranks as one of the world's most beautiful cities. Indeed, it's so packed with wonders that it has inspired a psychosomatic condition, Stendhal syndrome – named for the French author ...

While Santa Maria Novella is not nearly as grand as the world ... Tuscany Day Trip from Florence: Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa and Lunch at a Winery (17883 reviews) Skip the line: Uffizi and ...

The best way to get around Florence is by ... making a pit stop at its Leaning Tower before taking the train to the main station, Stazione di Firenze Santa Maria Novella. You can also fly into ...