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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A renaissance art historian’s guide to Florence through its history, monuments, and people.
“Fuori Porta” literally means outside the city gates. Anywhere outside Florence!
An art historian’s approach to the monuments of the eternal city.
Featured region! art, sea, mountains, islands, shopping, hiking, culture… Tuscany has it all.
I have recently received news of the Happy New Tuscany contest from the Regione Toscana.
You can WIN a super duper luxury week in Tuscany between Christmas and New Years (flight included), or New Years’ Eve …
Last night Florence hosted the first night-time opening/ music event in a museum. The event, called Dj al Museo, was organized by the Regione Toscana and promoted by the Social Media Team Voglio Vivere Cosi. …
This news just in via press release from the Regione Toscana:
The city of Florence and council for the Church of San Lorenzo announced today the ambitious project to finish the facade of the Basilica of …
This essay by Gorky Tyagi of India has me floored. This young man (a university student) has never been to Italy, but wrote this excellent essay about the history and architecture of the Colosseum through accurate …
I was recently contacted by artist Patricia Abramovich who will be participating in the Florence Biennale ‘09 at the Fortezza da Basso December 5-13. French by birth, she now resides in Israel. She has generously conceded …
This is the contest winner in the Student category. Garret won a copy of The Food Lover’s Guide to Florence so that he can get in a good meal every once and a while!
Hello, my …
You’re still in time to sign up for the Florence marathon that takes place on Sunday November 29th 2009. Or, more likely you might go out to cheer on these brave runners.
This important international sports …
This essay is the contest winner in the Florence category. Jennifer’s essay on the area around Santa Maria Novella train station as home base is surprising because I’ve never regarded that area too highly, but …
The association of tourist trains - Ferrovie Turistiche - offers organized day trips that give you a special opportunity to view the Tuscan Countryside by train. This is great if you want to experience some …
Guest article by Flavia Grassetti, resident Roman art critic and law student; translated by arttrav.
Rome: October 23 2009: The first monographic show in Rome on the most innovative sculptor of the 20th century opens to …
Florence: October 29 to December 17 2009
Florence is host to “50 days of international cinema”, with Festivals dedicated to a range of topics and nations including France, Finland, India, contemporary art and documentary film.
This is …
Fellow scholars in Florence. How often have you gone to the library and seen a poster for a conference that took place LAST WEEK that you would have liked to attend? How often is your …
Michelangelo: Anatomy as Architecture consists of drawings, archival pages, and engravings on loan from the finest collection of Michelangelo drawings and the ancestral home, the Casa Buonarroti in Florence, Italy. The exhibition explores new …
Guest post by Robert of Neon Poisoning, who is looking for weird things to see in Florence.
A Question of Style: From the 14th of January at the Museum of the Roberto Capucci Foundation at Villa Bardini, an exhibit of 23 dresses by the Italian designer. The exhibition explores the relationship between …
