If you’re visiting Florence in September or during the fall of 2012, you will have the chance to be among the first in three decades to lay eyes on the original 15th-century gilded bronze door by Lorenzo Ghiberti which Michelangelo called “The Door of Paradise.” This medieval masterpiece weighs eight tons and had been part of the baptistery of Florence’s Duomo …
What’s New in Rome 2012
Though it may be thousands of years old, the Eternal City is always changing and evolving. If you’re planning a trip to Rome in 2012, check out what’s new in Rome: The historic Testaccio Market will be closing and a new, modern market will be opening a few blocks away. The move is controversial. Depending on when you are visiting …
“Lux in Arcana: The Vatican Secret Archives Revealed” To Open in Rome
If you’re visiting Rome between March and September 2012, plan to visit the Capitoline Museums for the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition Lux in Arcana: The Vatican Secret Archives Revealed. One hundred original documents — spanning 400 years of Papal history — will leave the confines of Vatican City for the first time. The records are usually kept in Vatican Secret Archives, a highly secure building …