Plautilla Nelli: a Restoration to Reclaim the Renaissance
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Alexandra Korey aka ArtTrav is a Florence-based art historian and arts marketing consultant.
2017 Exhibitions in Florence and Tuscany
Every year at the start of the year, I publish a handy list of upcoming temporary art exhibits in Florence
Everything you ever wanted to know about train travel in Italy
Trains are one of the best ways to get around Italy once you’ve arrived from abroad. Between major cities, they
Academic lectures in Florence, Spring 2017
Florence offers a lively English-language intellectual community thanks to the presence of many American and other foreign universities, as well
I Finally Went to the Viareggio Carnevale!
If you think of Italy and carnevale, chances are the elegant masks of Venice come to mind. But anyone who
When Picasso visited Rome 100 years ago today
During wartime February, 1917, the Spanish artist Picasso visited Rome for the first time along with his friend, the writer
6 gorgeous things to see in Barcelona
Barcelona is one of my favourite European cities. Clean, organized and easy to get around, with a smorgasbord of art,
Michelucci’s Villa and Garden in Fiesole
Towards the end of the 1950s, the modern architect Giovanni Michelucci and his wife Eloisa Pacini purchased a Tuscan style
The Cost of Living in Italy: my Annual Budget
If you’re planning on moving to Italy or studying here for any length of time, you’re probably preparing a budget
17 must-dos in Florence in 2017
Florence may be “the Renaissance city,” but anyone who lives here or visits frequently will tell you that, while some
With These Last Minute Gifts, Travel Lovers will Thank You!
It’s the night before Christmas and all through the house… not a present has been bought, you feel like a
Borgo Pignano, The Art of Relaxation
I have had the good fortune, these past few years, of experiencing some absolutely amazing hotels and resorts in Italy.
The Best Way to Experience the Borghese Gallery
The Borghese Gallery is one of the most exciting museums in Rome. It’s densely packed with sculpture and painting that
Here’s Why You Should Visit the New Pecci in Prato
A golden spaceship has descended upon Prato, Florence’s industrial and multicultural neighbour. A sort of metal flame pulsates from above,
A Female Painter’s Work Rises from the Mud of the Florence Flood
18th-century painter Violante Siriès Cerroti was a leading Rococco painter in Florence. She made a copy of an altarpiece by
Ara Pacis Virtual Reality Experience
I’ve often said that I think Roman art needs much greater explanation to make it come alive. Good renderings and
The New Botticelli Rooms at the Uffizi
Known to Uffizi regulars as “rooms 10-14”, The Botticelli Room was a large single space containing the most important works
Why I Started Drinking Wine at Age 40
A few months ago, I found myself amongst 50 or so aspiring sommeliers in a course ran by a Florentine
Gourmet Tuscany “revisited” at Castello di Spaltenna
There are some hotels that leave you speechless for the level of luxury (like this one), others that dazzle with
4 Quirky Tours in Italy
If you’re a return traveler to Italy, you may think you’ve seen it all, and you’d push your nose up