Laurent Binet’s Renaissance epistolary novel blends the postmodern playfulness of Umberto Eco with the vigour of Dashiell ...

A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the Italian city of Florence unhindered reopens to the public Saturday after an 10-million-euro restoration.

Rinaldo's impatience got the better of him. Eager to flush Cosimo out of Florence, he allowed the head of the Medici family to stay alive, gathering support whilst in exile. And Rinaldo's rash ...

Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was born in Florence on 13 April 1519. Her father was Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence and her mother was Madeleine de la Tour d ...

Their child, Giulio de'Medici, was later crowned Pope Clement ... became the first black head of state when he was made Duke of Florence in 1530. But he met a sticky end - stabbed to death by ...

Michelangelo was the archetypal Renaissance man who found immense fame in his lifetime and is still remembered as one of the ...

A political, family drama set in Florence in the early 15th century. Cosimo de'Medici finds himself at the helm of his supremly wealthy, banking dynasty family, when his father, Giovanni dies ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance. Show more Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family ...

Elegant Hotel in building dating from 1760 located in quiet area of Florence's old center, within walking distance of attractions. Once a slightly dour traditional address, the rightly-proud ...

When the new Ponte Vecchio was completed, it too was home to local food stores until Grand Duke Ferdinand I of the Medici family decided ... Arno River near central Florence.

This former Renaissance residence is now home to Florence's most extensive grouping ... to household treasures once belonging to the Medici family. Recent visitors suggested going early and ...