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What Italians do with newspapers (other than read them)

September 7, 2010 – 3:44 pm | View Comments

Italians read fewer newspapers than most of their Western European counterparts – only 5 million Italians (out of 60M) regularly read books or newspapers – resulting in an always-amusing range of marketing tactics in order …

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Podcast: Convent of San Marco in Florence

September 10, 2007 – 10:02 am | View Comments

The following is a free podcast that leads you through the conventual spaces of San Marco in Florence, with paintings by Fra Angelico (1450s-60).

Uffizi guide podcast: International Gothic (3)

August 14, 2007 – 12:00 pm | View Comments

This series of free podcasts about the UFFIZI gallery in Florence was designed with young viewers in mind, but should be handy for adults too. This is the third part with a presentation of the …

Uffizi guide podcast: Giotto room (2)

August 7, 2007 – 11:45 am | View Comments

This series of free podcasts about the UFFIZI gallery in Florence was designed with young viewers in mind, but should be handy for adults too. This is the Second Part with a discussion of the …

Uffizi guide podcast: Introduction

August 1, 2007 – 11:21 am | View Comments

This series of free podcasts about the UFFIZI gallery in Florence was designed with young viewers in mind, but should be handy for adults too. This is the First Part with an introduction to the …

Piazza Signoria podcast

July 1, 2007 – 12:05 pm | View Comments

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 …