On Friday, the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena will hold a special service. Bishop Alfred Schlert will hold a 'Solemn Pontifical Mass' for the Repose of Pope Francis at 12:15 p.m. on Friday ...

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Centro Storico is the place if you want to be closest to the major attractions in Milan. It tends to be full of tourists with ...

As we navigate a delicate time for travel, with several destinations pushing back against overtourism, Metro wants to put lesser-known locations that are actively welcoming visitors on the map.

You need another morning in Siena to do justice to the Duomo, spectacular inside and out, and to the Museo dell’Opera, filled with art that includes Duccio’s Maestà, one of Italy’s seminal ...

St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome is one of the most significant and breathtaking churches in Italy. The basilica is built over the tomb of Saint Paul. The interior is vast and awe-inspiring, with ...

By Michael Prodger On 9 June 1311, the people of Siena witnessed the most extraordinary sight they ... known as the Maestà – majesty – was placed on the high altar of the cathedral. It was an object ...

Money flowed for buildings and their adornments. Ambrogio’s frescoes lined Palazzo Pubblico. Even Florentine Giorgio Vasari called Siena Cathedral’s marble mosaic floor “the most magnificent ...

it was paraded through the city to the cathedral. The front panel of Duccio’s Maestà (1308-11) Photo: Wikimedia Commons The investigation, initiated by curators of Siena: The Rise of ...

Nobel Hall is the new science building on the Siena College campus. The number of students enrolled in science programs has increased 25 percent in the last five years. Chase Martino, an ...

Venice became the main entry point for influence from the Byzantine Empire in Italy. The main reason ... evident in places like Siena, where Duccio di Buoninsegna created his masterpiece ”Maestà” for ...

Several previous visits to this region of north-central Italy had never exposed ... many 13th and 14th Century buildings is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Siena Cathedral is regarded as a ...