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What if you were so overwhelmed by the beauty of a work of art that it made you physically and mentally unwell? Some claim that this is a real possibility, and it has a name: the Stendhal syndrome.

Crowned Europe’s Best City of 2025, Florence has it all: stunning art and architecture made by the world’s greatest Renaissance masters, an idyllic subtropical climate perfect for basking in the ...