What’s Stendhal Syndrome?

Stendhal syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes physical symptoms in response to overwhelming amounts of art, particularly in Florence, Italy. Symptoms include anxiety, heart palpitations, dizziness, and fainting. Experts advise tourists to balance their time between art and other activities to avoid developing the syndrome. Similar syndromes occur in Paris and Jerusalem. Stendhal syndrome […]

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