The spread of short-term rentals in the capital of Tuscany has pushed up rents and priced out residents. Shops that once served locals have become rarities. Lockboxes for keys sit next to the ...

30% of homes in central Florence, Italy, are listed on Airbnb, the Wall Street Journal said. Florence's rents have risen 42% since 2016 and locals, no longer able to afford it, are leaving. The city ...

All short-term rental key lockboxes will be physically removed beginning next week, and owners will be fined up to €400 per ...

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The charming Italian city of Florence is following several other European cities in enacting strategies to prohibit the use of residential homes in its historic center for short-term rentals in an ...

FLORENCE, Italy—The city of Botticelli’s “Venus” and Michelangelo’s “David” is now the city of Airbnb. The spread of short-term rentals has pushed up rents and priced out residents. Shops that once ...