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In the list of “best FREE” activities in Florence this fall…. go see the 16th and 17th century drawings on display at the historic Marucelliana library.
The Exhibit: ”Disegni del ‘500 e ‘600 della Biblioteca Marucelliana” contains …
November 9th 1989 – the fall of the Berlin wall.
This event is remembered at its 20th anniversary by a series of events put on in FLORENCE, sponsored by the Regione Toscana and other institutions from September …
My friend Alberto at the Together Restaurant just told me about the SUNDAY BRUNCH events that he’s starting this week at Together Florence Inn, a modern hotel in Bagno a Ripoli.
Starting this Sunday October 4 2009, a …
Sunday Sept 27 2009 in Florence is the annual special opening of gardens and courtyards promoted by the association of historic homes (the event is called “cortili e giardini aperti” in Italian). This is a great …
September 25-27 2009: At this year’s Florence wine event, Italian and Tuscan wine companies will be presenting their wines such as Chianti, Bolgheri, Brunello, Nobile and the whites from the north. These wines will be …
From September 19-26, 2009, Prato’s Pecci museum of contemporary art is host to Videominuto, a 60-second film festival. Every evening a suite of one-minute films will be projected that are the entrants in an international …
Michelangelo’s Laurentian Library, next to the Church of San Lorenzo, is open to the public during a special exhibit dedicated to the shape of the book from roll to codex (“La forma del Libro”). This …
Here is another not-touristy event notification: POMARIUM is a show and market of antique and rare FRUIT. Amongst activities for non-specialists like me are a lecture on the history of gelato (in italian) by the …
The Province of Florence is offering guided visits of some of Fiesole’s private gardens on Thursdays in September and October 2009. The cost is 5 euros per person, 3 euros for kids, kids under 6 free.
Reservations have …
I don’t know yet, but…
Find out by going to the Con_Vivere festival in Carrara, September 11-13 2009. There will be Jazz, photography, films, food, an American product market, kids’ events, and a bunch of Italians discussing pertinent …
I just heard about this last minute package trip that is just the kind of thing I’d enjoy. Asia Nelson, an advanced yoga instructor from Canada, has TWO spots left on a trip Sept 20-27 …
I admit to spending much too much time reading travel blogs online, following travel and food blogging friends on twitter, and writing on arttrav. I like going to each site individually, though I have recently …
