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Summer 2020 is drawing to an end, kids are back at school, and people in countries north of the Mediterranean
A new exhibition of photographs by Massimo Sestini at Florence’s Forte Belvedere is called “Beauty Beyond Limits” (Bellezza oltre il
Laura Morelli has recently published The Giant, a book that, ostensibly, tells the tale of the creation of Michelangelo’s David.
I can imagine that the Garden of Eden might have looked something like this. Sunshine illuminating rich green carpets, abundant
As the world has moved so suddenly to online solutions for so many of the activities we enjoy, theatres, actors
Moving to Florence, Italy is part of lots of peoples’ dreams. Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who gets
“It often happens that we ourselves, although busy with completely different things, cannot prevent our minds and imagination from projecting
The thing I missed the most during the long covid lockdown here in Italy was the great outdoors. Vast expanses
Summer 2020 is going to be, let’s say, “unique” for everyone. As soon as the first rumours of “being let
Just over a year ago, in April 2019, after many months of uncomfortable symptoms, excruciating pain and scary weight loss,
For some 50 days, Florence was sleeping, and she was having bad dreams. Streets designed to play host to thousands
The Uffizi Galleries has announced an exceptional acquisition: the 1557 view of Florence printed by Hieronymus Cock. This is the
“Travel is always a leap of faith into new worlds: 20 of them in Italy.” While we can’t travel,
We’re coming to the end of the first week of total lockdown in Italy, since the government passed the “Io
Only in Rome, and only on a centennial celebration such as this, the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael,
Tomás Saraceno, the Argentinian installation artist, architect and thinker (b. 1973) wants us to re-calibrate our relationship with nature. At
This article is by Claudia Cappo, a volunteer who is helping a group of Cinque Terre grape growers to raise
The last time I slept within Florence’s historic city walls, it was the summer of 1997. I was sharing a
I thought I knew every corner of Tuscany – after 20 years here, I’m only missing the Lunigiana. But somehow
As per tradition, I start the year looking for the best upcoming temporary exhibitions in Florence, Tuscany, and all of
This past year at work I’ve been involved in a project called TCBL, a collaborative, EU funded project to increase
I admit that the name Pietro Aretino is one I know mostly because he is the author of I Modi,
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- Expat Life
The summer of the great outdoors (or: how we’re coping)
Summer 2020 is drawing to an end, kids are back at school, and people in countries north of the Mediterranean
- Florence
Beauty Beyond Limits: Massimo Sestini at Forte Belvedere
A new exhibition of photographs by Massimo Sestini at Florence’s Forte Belvedere is called “Beauty Beyond Limits” (Bellezza oltre il
- art history
Writing historical fiction: a conversation with Laura Morelli
Laura Morelli has recently published The Giant, a book that, ostensibly, tells the tale of the creation of Michelangelo’s David.
- Italy
Roccafiore Resort: when the Winery Becomes a Garden
I can imagine that the Garden of Eden might have looked something like this. Sunshine illuminating rich green carpets, abundant
- Italy
Online Concerts from Italy Worth Seeing this Summer
As the world has moved so suddenly to online solutions for so many of the activities we enjoy, theatres, actors
- Expat Life
Long Term Stay in Florence: how to find everything you need
Moving to Florence, Italy is part of lots of peoples’ dreams. Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who gets
