Roberto Cavalli, Designer Who Celebrated Excess, Dies at 83
From the mid-1990s onward he was one of the biggest names in fashion, with stores around the world and celebrity admirers like Lenny Kravitz and Cindy Crawford.
A Filmmaker Needed a Quiet Place to Write. Where Better Than a Tuscan Villa?
Albert Moya has optimized his apartment, part of a 14th-century estate in the hills of Florence, for work and lounging.
Jewelry Class Echoes the Florence of Old
Tourists eager to do more than sightsee gain new skills and insights from schools’ intensive courses.
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Are ‘Secret Room’ Drawings by Michelangelo? Now, Visitors Can Judge for Themselves.
Since its discovery nearly 50 years ago, a room beneath the Medici Chapels in Florence covered in sketches has been closed to the public. Next month, that will change.