Articles tagged with: summer
Summer Camps (for kids) in Florence
Laura, our Italian kids’ columnist is back with considerations for what to do during the long school closure.
Summer has arrived, schools are going to close soon and… parents do not know where they can leave their children in July, August and the first half of September while they go to work! But a Summer Camp …
Kite Surfing in Tuscany – Fiumara Beach
This weekend we decided to try a different beach in Maremma. At the north end of Marina di Grosseto there’s a long stretch of free beach called Fiumara. Turns out that this beach is a kitesurfing heaven, perhaps the best spot in Tuscany.
Living in Florence Italy: summer dinner in the hills
When the heat makes one’s appetite wane, Florentines go to dinner in the hills beyond the city. You’ll need a car to get to any of these restaurants outside of the city, known for their cool evening breezes and outside dining. Bring your sweater, it’s surprisingly cold! PS – reservations recommended for all of these …
Italian summer holiday vocabulary: Esodo, Partenza intelligente, Tormentone et al.
It’s the first weekend in August, which means it’s bollino nero because of the esodo, and if you don’t do a partenza intelligente, you’re screwed. Have no idea what I’m talking about? You need an Italian summer holiday vocabulary refresher!
Esodo: The Exodus. An annual event of Biblical proportions, people leave the city in droves despite …
ATAF Firenze: no a/c and it’s raining in the bus
You know that I don’t normally complain about things in Florence. When they closed the Duomo area to busses and increased our morning commutes by anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes, I advised patience.
Perhaps it’s because it’s 40 degrees outside that I have somewhat lost my patience. I’m writing this post from a bus on …
The Weather in Florence: hot summers, cold winters (that’s normal!)
There are few moments of the year in which Italians will talk about the weather as much as an Anglo-Saxon. Right about now is one of those moments, when the mercury (if mercury thermometres weren’t banned in the EU) rises to 40 degrees celcius and there’s nothing people can do all day except sigh and …
Rome art and jazz in the Borghese gardens
Another lovely art, music, and aperitivo combination this summer in Rome in the Borghese Gardens. The museum is the Museo Carlo Bilotti, while the aperitivo with jazz music is held at the nearby Casina del Lago. A 10 euro ticket gets you into the event.
The current exhibit is “Roma” with works by the American artist …
Relaxing in Untouched Elba
Frankly, before my now-husband took me to Maremma 10 years ago, I’d never thought of Italy as having beaches. I realize that it’s a length of land that sticks out into the sea and so technically has water on three sides, but I’d never taken that into consideration. I came here to study Renaissance art. …
Summer Nights in Rome
There’s a lot going on in Rome this summer, and many interesting proposals for evening activities that don’t involve drinking – yay! What’s really useful is that the Comune di Roma has created a website for a “festival” called “Estate Romana” that brings together all the different things going on in the city on one …
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