During my recent trip to Florence, Italy, my girlfriend Kristin and I decided to do something we’d never done before: visit the top of the Florence Duomo. Every Italian city has a duomo. Though there is no English equivalent, to define duomo is easy enough: it is the most important church in a city. The […]
Recognized as one of the most important art museums in Italy, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is home to the works of numerous Renaissance painters, and like Paris’s Louvre, filled with more artwork than any one person can appreciate in a lifetime. Located inside a palace built in 1554, the gallery is situated in the center […]