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Bits n’ Bobs About Florence, Italy
Here are some of the fascinating things most tourists overlook.
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The Medici Chapels, Florence, Italy
When you approach, the first thing that strikes you is the fact that the façade is missing.
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Don’t Skip the Duomo Museum in Florence, Italy
For reasons I’ll never understand, many people think museums, by their very nature, will be boring. Not this one.
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The Baptistry of Saint John in Florence: Beauty Tempered with Deprivation
There’s a lot more to this place than just what’s above your head.
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Giotto’s Bell Tower, Florence, Italy
An homage to artistry and perspective. Nice little trick, that.
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The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy
Families worked their entire lives on this building, for generations, knowing that their grandchildren weren’t going to see it completed.
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A Two-Week Trip to Italy, Organized for You!
There’s no point in making you recreate the wheel, after all.
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Visiting the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy
It was an honor to be in the same room with some of these masterpieces.
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Italian vs. American Cathedrals
There is something to be said for continuity.
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The Most Iconic Building in Florence: You Know, the One with the Dome
If you’ve never seen Brunelleschi’s Dome, you need to watch more PBS.