Articles in Headline
On a whim, I accepted an invitation posted to the members of De Gustibus, a local enogastronomical society, for a “ski weekend” in the Dolomite mountains near Bressanone/ Brixen, in a small town called St. …
Contributed to arttrav by my Mom, Audrey Korey, aka Staff Writer (new hire).
It has rained in Florence almost every day since we arrived before Christmas. The weather was so bad we couldn’t make many of …
I’ve been meaning to go check out this place in the Florentine hills called Dulcamara where you can cook your own meal OR hire a caterer. It’s the same place that Chef Paula Carrier has …
Last night I attended the opening of ARTour, which can best be described as a Tuscan artisans’ itinerary. Work in various media by contemporary artisans is displayed in unusual locations: an antique carpet dealer, a …
The city of Florence now offers free wi-fi internet in 12 piazze or parks. Access is via password in compliance with Italian laws, and limited to one hour a day. Hopefully in time, service will …
This winning entry from Pamela Marasco is a mouth-watering and inspiring account of travel in Tuscany. I awarded her a beautiful photo album from Abacus, an artisanal bookbinder in Florence. This is a timely article …
The Uffizi gallery in Florence is one of the most tiring museums in the world.
You expected me to use another adjective? famous? important? Sure, it’s those things too. But it’s also very big, has virtually …
Name one sculpture by Leonardo da Vinci. Stuck? Me too. Leonardo is the great Renaissance man, the inventor, the draftsman whose wild lines imply motion and cannot be followed, the painter whose sfumato made mysterious …
This winning article in the Florence/Piazza category is by Cheryl Tucker, who wins a kilo of coffee that will help keep her up at night writing more great books and articles.
If you stay in Florence …
This is the Grand Prize winning essay in the arttrav writing contest. The author is Mari Punakivi who resides in Sweden. I love the way she weaves in art historical information with personal experience. The professor in …
Last week, Giuliano da Empoli published the draft of a document called “Florence is the Next Florence: a strategy for contemporary art and culture in Florence” on the BarCamp website. In the spirit of crowdsourcing, …
This summer I had the pleasure to meet Judy Witts Francini, known to all of us in the blogosphere as Divina Cucina - whose business card reads “food writer - market maven - cooking teacher …
