Sudtirol weekend: fresh air and a totally different Italy
March 7, 2010 – 11:27 pm | Comments

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. …

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Winner: In the Seat of Abundance - Piazza della Repubblica
October 20, 2009 – 12:30 pm | Comments
Winner: In the Seat of Abundance - Piazza della Repubblica

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 …

Piazza della Signoria: Late Medieval Politics in Florence
August 11, 2008 – 7:08 am | Comments
Piazza della Signoria: Late Medieval Politics in Florence

Suggested location for this reading: Piazza Signoria, in front of the building that is called both Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo della Signoria. Sections of this building are presently used for government, which was its original …

Piazza Signoria podcast
July 1, 2007 – 12:05 pm | Comments
Piazza Signoria podcast

This piazza is the political heart of Florence, and also an important location for public sculpture. With this podcast you’ll learn what the piazza looked like around 1290 and how it evolved right through the …

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