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There are many exhibits and special events that are nearing their end in just few days. It would be a pity to miss out on them if you are planning to be in Tuscany during the next week or two, or already are in this wonderful land. Below is the list of those ending during [...]
A new exciting contest especially dedicated to Tuscan museums lovers. If you are already coming to Tuscany or have the intention to, this is the contest for you. You will be able to win two extra days to extend your holiday in Tuscany and spend two nights in one of the ten holiday towns of [...]
The medieval town of Buonconvento is enclosed by a brick wall with hanging arches on top. Built in 1379 by orders of the Governors of Siena it was originally fitted with only two doors along the main street. The Porta Senese on the north side, towards Siena, which still has the original woodwork with fittings, [...]
The white truffle tour is a great one to do by car or motorcycle, and it is only 30 kilometers long, but quite intense. The tour starts in San Giovanni d’Asso, a small town just south of Siena, where lay many hamlets, villages and castles. The town is a natural bridge between the Crete region [...]
The Palazzo Pubblico or Palazzo Vecchio was built in the late Thirteenth century and early decades of the Fourteenth as the headquarters of the Priori, the oldest nucleus of the building facing the square was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio. During the Fifteenth and Sixteenth century many additions expanded the size of the back side [...]
This Fall Pisa is displaying the warm colors of Chagall. The works of the famous Russian artist Marc Chagall will be on display from the 9th of October to the 11th of January at the Blue Palace of Pisa. This is the first of a three year cycle exhibitions devoted to the great masters of [...]
This summer I visited the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze to see Michelangelos David. Circling the sculpture were several large black and white photographs taken by the American photographer, Robert Mapplethorpe. What struck me was that the works blended, coincided, and danced together. To me, the special exhibition surrounding the David said: “This is our [...]
On September 19 the Prato Textile Museum opens the exhibition “The Style of the Tsar”, created in cooperation with the most prestigious museums of Russia – Hermitage Museum and Museum of Russian Art in St. Petersburg, Kremlin Museum and Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow in addition to several Italian museims of Florence. The exhibition brings together [...]
Today starts the exclusive series of events which will see Patti Smith star in Florence Tuscany with “I was in Florence“. The series of events will culminate on September 10th with a concert in Piazza Santa Croce, at exactly thirty years from the historic 1979 concert. “I was in Florence” is already attracting audiences from [...]
While you are in Tuscany during the hot summer months, there is nothing like a day trip on the Casentino mountain to enjoy a rejuvenating experience at definitely more comfortable temperatures. The mountain offers many rest and picnic occasions, all immersed in well tended green forests, perfect for hiking and biking. But the Casentino also [...]
