Bastia Umbra (Umbria)

There are some fabulous hotels and agriturismi in the countryside surrounding Perugia, but the Sina Brufani, which turns 140 this year, is the five-star standout of the historic city.

Traditional Orvieto lace artisan Loretta Lovisa was recently tapped to create a locally inspired iteration of the luxury brand Fendi’s famous Baguette.

Exactly seven years after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck central Italy, the Basilica di San Benedetto in Norcia, a small Umbrian town near the epicenter, held its first mass since the disaster.

With a major six-year restoration of the Florence Baptistery's dome mosaics now underway, we’ve rounded up some other standout mosaic cycles around Italy to mark the occasion.