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Uffizi chief presses for harsh penalties for defacing of Vasari Corridor columns; police ID suspects
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHours later, Italy's Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said the presumed vandals have been...
Climate activists target Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus' in Florence's Uffizi Gallery
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTwo climate activists on Tuesday targeted Botticelli’s masterpiece “The Birth of Venus” hanging at...
Protest held at Uffizi's 'Spring' but painting not damaged
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoItalian environmental activists glued their hands Friday to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli’s...
‘Inside the Uffizi,’ Behind the Scenes at the Medicis’ Art Museum, Clinches Major Territory Deals...
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoScreening this evening Jan. 6 as part of the Uruguay’s ARCA Festival, “Inside the Uffizi” has...
Italy travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoItaly has it all. The big boot concentrates some of Europe’s most beautiful landscapes, islands,...
‘Remain vigilant’: Europe’s most heavily pickpocketed tourist spots revealed
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNew research has found that some of the most popular tourist spots in Europe unfortunately go...
Pay to enter: Venice becomes the first city to implement a tourist ticket system
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoVenice became the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for visitors in...
Italian family who secretly guarded $109 million Botticelli for decades to protect it from theft...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA newly returned "Madonna and Child" by Sandro Botticelli set to undergo a yearlong...
Botticelli's Venus is an 'influencer' and Italy is not happy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Italian tourism ministry thought it had a sure-fire way to bring travelers into the country:...
On the run for decades, convicted Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies in hospital months after capture
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoL'AQUILA, Italy (AP) — Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia’s...