What Europe’s smallest, UNESCO World Heritage-listed capital lacks in size is amply compensated for in its wealth of ...
The world’s smallest sovereign state has a population of less than 800 and is surrounded by the city of Rome, but the Vatican ...
The best free attractions in the world, from art galleries and museums to cathedrals and churches, in Europe, America, Canada ...
Insider’s tip: Restoration of the glittering mosaic ceiling of the Baptistery ... are buried in the huge medieval Church of Santa Croce, including Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Ugolino della ...
The House of Medici was an Italian banking family that rose to become one of the most powerful political families … Continue ...
Home to the Catholic Church and the Pope ... largest and most magnificent churches in the world, and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling, a masterpiece of Renaissance art.
The small 15th century church is known the world over for its frescoe-covered ceilings, the work of famed Renaissance painter Michelangelo. This weekend the King and Queen appeared in high spirits ...
It, too, had its own other worldly ceiling, with its accompanying painted ... who at that moment represented the Catholic Church in real time, were genuinely appreciative, welcoming and filled ...
We present an extract from Sacrifice for The Master, the debut novel by Dublin-born, London-based Nicola Onwordi.