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When a friend wrote me a WhatAapp saying “when will you come visit me in Chartres?” I thought “why not?”
Since the Renaissance, Florence has used public art to beautify the city, edify its residents and send a message of
In a world in which everyone is a photographer and Instagram aesthetics overtake our daily lives and travel experiences, it’s
A newcomer on Florence’s via di San Niccolò, Sileno Cheloni’s new perfume atelier feels like something from another century. Part
In the summer after my third year of university, I signed up for a 6-week travelling course in Italian Renaissance
A few years ago I had the most incredible experience of dining in the cloister of the Convent of San
After roaming the great city of Naples, you can spot the differences between sfogliatella riccia and frolla, know what “Spacca
Artigianato e Palazzo, an annual exhibit and market showcasing Florentine artisans, is celebrating its 25th year in 2019, so it
Luxury, much like Tuscany and the color black, seems to have a new iteration each season, with pundits breathlessly informing
With some 6 million visitors per year, the Vatican Museums is one of the busiest attractions in Italy. Not built
Personally, it’s taken me half a lifetime to get to love Naples; maybe I’m becoming more attune to the ways
The restoration of artworks is a marvelous thing. It can reveal new narrative elements or tell us more about an
I may be at my happiest when I am looking at Venetian art. Bellini rates amongst my favourites alongside Giorgione
The truffle hunter, much like his cousin the porcini hunter, is a lone beast. Out at the crack of dawn
As part of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, the first comprehensive retrospective devoted to
“You are what you eat,” says Filippo Saporito, which is why when you cook, you must pay utmost attention. Today
After initial threats by Italy’s latest government to abolish free Sundays in state museums, a new ministerial decree (announced February
A new lighting system revealed yesterday in Michelangelo’s Medici Chapel (or New Sacristy) at San Lorenzo is much more than
Renaissance artists had a most marvelous way of encapsulating grand concepts in minimal space – often with the help of
I only recently started drinking wine. Until age 40 I actually didn’t drink at all, so I’ve got a lot
Palazzo Rucellai sits and waits. Nestled among the bright and busy commercial boutiques that line Florence’s Via della Vigna Nuova,
The list of 2019 exhibitions in Florence and Tuscany is shaping up nicely, giving us art lovers something more to
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- Europe
Re-Discovering Chartres: the Gothic Cathedral and Beyond
When a friend wrote me a WhatAapp saying “when will you come visit me in Chartres?” I thought “why not?”
- Florence
Public art in modern-day Florence
Since the Renaissance, Florence has used public art to beautify the city, edify its residents and send a message of
- Italy
Augusto De Luca: Photographing Italian Cities
In a world in which everyone is a photographer and Instagram aesthetics overtake our daily lives and travel experiences, it’s
- Florence
Sileno Cheloni: A Custom Perfume-Making Experience in Florence
A newcomer on Florence’s via di San Niccolò, Sileno Cheloni’s new perfume atelier feels like something from another century. Part
- Headline
Renaissance Art in Italy: an Itinerary
In the summer after my third year of university, I signed up for a 6-week travelling course in Italian Renaissance
- Tuscany
A Vineyard Dinner Experience at Querceto di Castellina
A few years ago I had the most incredible experience of dining in the cloister of the Convent of San
