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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Edward Hopper exhibit in Milan (and Rome)
January 13, 2010 – 10:52 am | Comments
Edward Hopper exhibit in Milan (and Rome)

At Milan’s Palazzo Reale is the first major retrospective in Italy dedicated to the American artist Edward Hopper (1882-1967), the famous realist painter. This show moves to Rome in February so if you cannot see …

Saturday night at Le Murate
January 12, 2010 – 12:20 pm | Comments
Saturday night at Le Murate

This Saturday Jan 16 2010 is a very special PREVIEW night at Le Murate. If you’re in or near Florence, plan to swing by and check out this new space. Well, not so new space… …

Stay where you eat
December 30, 2009 – 10:29 am | Comments
Stay where you eat

We have a new guideline for accomodation when traveling: stay where you eat. This differs from “eat where you stay” in a clever inversion that fully excludes the dreaded hotel restaurant.
A few months ago we …

History of the Palazzo Vecchio (funny video)
December 27, 2009 – 11:07 pm | Comments
History of the Palazzo Vecchio (funny video)

This video was made by a Syracuse University Florence student, Remi Evans. It was her final project for a course called Masterpieces of Renaissance Art, a favourite of students for many years, taught by the …

Frozen Folon Sculpture in Florence
December 20, 2009 – 7:47 pm | Comments
Frozen Folon Sculpture in Florence

This weekend Florence was graced with a slight dumping of snow and the coldest temperatures we’ve had here in years. The city was spared the most of it, while in the hills people have been …

Handmade in Florence: Jody Mattioli
December 18, 2009 – 10:41 am | Comments
Handmade in Florence: Jody Mattioli

I recently met Jody Mattioli, a young artist who designs and hand-makes the most exceptional metal objects. I was struck by the originality of his sole wine rack in particular (see photo), and think it …

Contemporary art in Florence: Review of “Manipulating Reality” @Strozzina
December 14, 2009 – 12:44 pm | Comments
Contemporary art in Florence: Review of “Manipulating Reality” @Strozzina

This Fall (until late Jan 2010), Palazzo Strozzi offers two important exhibits on realism and art. The major show “Art and Illusions - Masterpieces of Trompe l’Oeil” has received a lot of attention from the …

Book review: Jane Fortune’s “Invisible Women” + win a copy!
December 11, 2009 – 11:11 pm | Comments
Book review: Jane Fortune’s “Invisible Women” + win a copy!

Folks! my comprehensive book review of Jane Fortune’s “Invisible Women” is now online and in the paper! Read the article in The Florentine and see below to win your own copy!
Short summary: Invisible Women is …

Candida Hofer in Florence
December 11, 2009 – 9:43 am | Comments
Candida Hofer in Florence

Opening today: German photographer Candida Höfer’s monumental photographs of some of Florence’s most impressive interiors on display at Palazzo Medici Riccardi, under the auspices of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi.
Photo: Candida Höfer: “Biblioteca Marucelliana Firenze I …

Where real Florentines do their Christmas Shopping
December 10, 2009 – 12:20 pm | Comments
Where real Florentines do their Christmas Shopping

People often ask me where “real” Florentines go shopping. The answer is that we do shop downtown, and at outlet malls. But in town, via Gioberti (map!) is one of my favourite streets for a …

Best source for Europe Travel tips
December 7, 2009 – 11:00 am | Comments
Best source for Europe Travel tips

The other day I got to meet Karen Bryan, a full time online information specialist (ok, that’s “blogger”) who brings us Europe a la Carte blog and Top Travel Content Europe, an aggregator website. Europe …

Sardinia: Medieval Mines of Montevecchio and Ingurtosu
December 3, 2009 – 1:30 pm | Comments
Sardinia: Medieval Mines of Montevecchio and Ingurtosu

OK, I admit that I’ve never been to Sardinia. We considered it last summer, but ended up closer to home, in Elba. So when Paolo from Charming Sardinia contacted me and offered a guest post, …

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