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A brief history of art for visitors to Tuscany
When you’re traveling, depending on what country you are visiting, certain chronological periods of art are going to be more prominent than others. It’s useful to be able to name and recognize them, and have a sense of what years are involved. In Italy, and specifically in Tuscany, most of what you’re likely to see …
August in Italy: chiuso per ferie
I received an email the other day from an office that had the single purpose of informing everyone on the mailing list that they will be closed from August 1 to September 3. It is hard to believe that in modern Italy, and during the relentless economic crisis, so much of the country still closes …
Blogging – it’s about the people
When it comes to meeting people on the internet, it’s a “grab bag”*, that is, you never know what you’re going to get. But I have been very lucky. Over the past few years, I have met fellow Italy bloggers and a few of my frequent readers, people I have known first from their comments …
Being a woman in Italy… in the Renaissance
Anytime any of my friends expresses a preference for having lived in the Middle Ages or the Renaissance, I like to remind them that had they done so, their chances of dying in childbirth would be much higher than their likelihood of receiving any education. A 10 percent chance of dying in childbirth awaited each …
It’s finally Spring in Tuscany!
It seems cliché to speak of reawakening after a long Winter, but with the amount of rain we got this year, putting England to shame, even a slight glimpse of Spring is extremely welcome. Easter came early this year and for a few hours on Sunday morning here in Maremma, the skies cleared, the sun …
Abetone: the closest ski resort to Florence
With Florence’s weather ranging from rainy and yucky to reasonably sunny and warm, it’s hard to imagine that there is a decent ski resort only an hour and a half away from the city. Yet Abetone is the closest skiing in Tuscany and it’s great for either a day trip or a weekend. This season …
Handmade with a little digital help… Italy’s new artisans
They’re called ‘Makers‘ in the States and Artigiani Digitali in Italy, and they’re slated to be the next wave of artisans. With this month’s Italy Roundtable topic being ‘handmade,’ I get to talk about my new project as the blog editor for MakeTank, a blog and marketplace that intends to become the Etsy for Italian, …
New beginnings for old things
Ofelio is of a category of artisans that is not trendy right now. The kind artisans that nobody writes exalted articles about nor photographs in their workshops, and probably if you tried to interview Ofelio or photograph him he’d tell you to f-off out of modesty. He has no idea that I took this picture …
On not drinking in Italy
Once again it’s Italy Blogging Roundtable time, and this time my colleagues have come up with a helluva topic: Drinking (and/in Italy). I will tell you why I find this to be a difficult topic, and then talk about what it’s like to be a non-drinker in this country.
Win 4 nights at Behind the Tower in Pisa and support Passports with Purpose
Gloria from the Pisa vacation rental “Behind the Tower” and I, Alexandra from ArtTrav, have teamed up to offer a prize in the 2012 Passports with Purpose charitable campaign – proceeds go to providing clean drinking water in Haiti. Do you want to win four nights in Pisa, a great starting point to explore both …
Public art and the Piazza – Paladino in Santa Croce
The topic of this month’s Italy Roundtable is the piazza, and Florens 2012 handed me the perfect solution to what to write. On the occasion of the Biennial of cultural and environmental heritage, Fondazione Florens commissioned an impactful work of public art by the Italian contemporary artist Mimmo Paladino. Piazza Santa Croce became a magical …
Heading into Florens 2012
I’m heading into a deep tunnel of work, but it’s a good thing. That’s because I’m leading a social media team of 21 people at the major international conference and event, Florens 2012, from November 3-11. Florens is a week dedicated to cultural heritage and economy – more specifically where the two meet (I’ve reflected …
ArtTrav is a blog about expat life, art, and travel in Italy and Europe. I am Alexandra Korey, a Florence-based art historian turned blogger.
My goal is to help travelers and residents like you experience countries through culture and local living. If it takes geeky, long articles to do that, so be it! 
