From admiring Renaissance art to indulging in gelato shops, these are the best things to do in Florence, according to locals.

While wandering through an antique book fair in Florence, Italy, in 2005, Jane Fortune, a philanthropist from Indiana, came across a book about Plautilla Nelli, Florence’s first known female artist, ...

Crowned Europe’s Best City of 2025, Florence has it all: stunning art and architecture made by the world’s greatest Renaissance masters, an idyllic subtropical climate perfect for basking in the ...

The subjects of paintings speak to her. Sometimes, it takes years before she actively starts bringing them to life on canvas. Jackson paints memories. The Doctor N. Lee Morris Gallery, on the second ...