The Florence Companion

Renaissance art, terracotta rooftops, and a glass of Chianti --- the birthplace of the Renaissance, with room to make it yours. The Florence Companion's signature chapter takes on a question most visitors never think to ask: Why the Duomo Took 100 Years to Solve. Florence Cathedral sat with a gaping hole where its dome should be for almost a century --- because nobody on Earth knew how to actually build one that large.