Meet Giulia Scarpaleggia, also known as Juls’ Kitchen. A victim of the economic crisis, or a person who is taking advantage of it to pursue her dreams? She writes “From January 1, 2012, in fact, …
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Life in Florence as an import. It’s not all pizza and mandolino but it’s not bad.
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.
Art, sea, mountains, islands, shopping, hiking, culture… Tuscany has it all.
Sounds like the title of a song: “Italians eat cookies for breakfast (and that’s okay by me)”. The “refrain” is an add-on, for it was not okay by me a mere decade ago.
Here is a …
The Polo Museale of Florence offers weekend family visits to some of its state museums with themes designed for children 8-12 years old, with our without their parents. Two of these upcoming tours at the …
It was hard to choose just one photo from this January day on the beach, but here it is – my second photo of the week. Read below for the story.
My colleague Michela sent me a link today to an article about Leonardo’s Mona Lisa. It seems that every month now someone comes up with some great new revelation about this painting. Thanks to recent …
If you can’t properly see this picture, look closely. It’s white.
Stefano Amantini’s “White: Paesaggi invernali delle Dolomiti” are a technical challenge (it’s not easy to get the right exposure in the snow) and an interesting …
2011 looks like it’s going to be a serious photography year. It has to be, because I received a Nikon D90for Christmas and I cannot let this be a gift like the foot-propelled scooter or …
If one thinks of the words Christmas, Naples and traditions, the first things that come to mind are likely presepe (manger/crèche scenes)… closely followed by Christmas desserts such as the famous struffoli, roccoco’, mostaccioli, susamielli, …
For the first time in 2 years, I’m going to my parents’ house in Toronto for the holidays. People say “you’re going home” and I say my home is in Florence. It’s a foreign concept …
Yesterday we had the biggest snowfall I’ve ever seen in Florence. 28 cm is the official figure in the city. By mid afternoon cars were abandoned in the streets, service vehicles and busses too, and …
Upon the request of reader Linda, who found my list of things to do in November so useful, I’m putting together this post for December 2010, and in particular for over the winter holidays, in …
If the display of Damian Hirst’s diamond-encrusted skull called “The Love of God” is really a message by Palazzo Vecchio that the OLD palace is open to NEW ideas (and art), the presence of a …
Students of the Istituto Cellini Tornabuoni fashion high school – whose beautiful historic costumes pleased many last year in the same location – are back at the Galleria dei Medici (via Cavour 5) this year …
The Italian youth magazine Focus Junior and the MIBAC (ministry for the arts) have come up with an interesting collaboration to promote twelve lesser-known museums in Italy, amonst them the Palazzo Davanzati in Florence for …
Here’s the second post from ArtTrav’s colomnist who will be contributing seasonal articles about what to do in Florence with children.
Laura, mother of three-year-old Francesco (in the photo!), is also the energetic founder of …