The story of a Florentine artist who founded a university in Thailand, then known as Siam. Today, he's considered the father of Thai modern art.

With porcini season fast approaching, John Bersani's delicious tagliatelle recipe is a great way to savour the prized mushroom.

What's on this week in Florence: here's our pick of best events for August 7-14, 2025 in the city and surroundings.

This “queen of peaches” is one of those local specialties that goes some way to beating the summer heat. The red-streaked, dusty white skin yields a sweet, intensely scented and hard interior that’s ...

Getting used to a new environment can be challenging, especially when academic expectations can be so different ...

On “studying abroad” Only 15% of the 18,000 American students who study abroad in Florence each year interact with Italians. This needs to change.