Famous globally, the Uffizi Gallery boasts a rich repository of Italian Renaissance art. The grandiose Florentine building was commissioned in 1560 by Cosimo I de’ Medici, known as Cosimo the Great ...

the Uffizi Gallery was created by the Medici family at the end of the 16th century. Today, the museum is any art lover's dream: it still displays the family's prominent art collection, which ...

Italy's famed Pompeii archaeological park, Florence's Uffizi Gallery, the Greek temple complex of Paestum ... venues across the country will host special events, talks and exhibitions highlighting ...