Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in an area near Florence on Friday, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic Italian city and its surroundings and urging ...

is not only Florence's religious center, but it's also the city's most recognizable attraction. Occupying the Piazza del Duomo in the heart of the city, this massive Gothic cathedral was erected ...

This story appears in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. In 1418 the town fathers of Florence finally addressed a monumental problem they’d been ignoring for decades: the ...

Modeled on St Peter's Basilica in Rome, it was consecrated as a cathedral in 1699 ... Saint Réparate is also the patron saint of Florence, Italy. Recent travelers recommend visiting Cathédrale ...

More than 500 firefighters were working across Tuscany. Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in an area near Florence on Friday, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the ...