The rest of Tuscany, too, defies expectations ... Enroute pause at the church of Orsanmichele, admiring the ground-breaking Renaissance sculpture on its exterior and its lovely, fresco-covered ...

According to Italian press reports, proceedings kicked off Saturday afternoon in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta church with mantras performed by Grammy-nominated Kirtan artist Krishna Das ...

He wrote: “Let all of Tuscany exalt because it has been decorated with such ... These, in turn, inspired artists and local painters who were quick to get in on the act. The Church, too, had a part to ...