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by Silvia Donati | Wed, 10/06/2021 - 04:59

Days are getting shorter and temperatures are getting chillier: as we get deeper into the fall season and inevitably start to spend more time inside, it’s a…

Culture

The Strange Tale of the Chimera of Arezzo

by Laura Morelli | Tue, 10/27/2020 - 06:47

Chimera of Arezzo c. 400 B.C.E., bronze, 129 cm (just over 4 feet) in length Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Firenze © Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici…

Travel

Less than an Hour from Florence, A Nature and Foodie Haven Awaits in the Mugello

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 02/16/2018 - 00:00

The Medici loved to spend their leisure time in the Mugello, a verdant valley surrounded by the Apennine mountains less than an hour north of Florence. The…

Culture

A Renaissance Spa, Restored: Discover Cosimo de’ Medici’s 'Comodo' in Palazzo Vecchio

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/14/2018 - 03:00

More than just a ‘bathroom’, Cosimo de’ Medici’s so-called Comodo, located inside Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, has been restored, as part of the ‘Florence I…

Lifestyle

The Three Best Gardens In Or Around Florence

by Carla Passino | Mon, 03/21/2016 - 04:34

Spring gives me a thirst for greenery. When the scorching sun bounces off the buildings and roads get warm enough that high-heeled shoes sink into the pavement…

Culture

This May Be the Most Curious Exhibition on Still Life You’ll See

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/10/2016 - 00:00

Ancient truffles, huge pumpkins and watermelons, strange cauliflower, big apricots, giant citron lemons, fava beans, sheaves of wheat, grape bunches, pears,…

Culture

After 150 Years, Medici Tapestries to be Reunited in 2015

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 12/21/2014 - 03:00

Twenty tapestries, representing one of the greatest works of tapestry made in Italy during the Renaissance, are to be reunited in an itinerant exhibition…

Travel

Discover the Medici Villas in Tuscany

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 10/05/2014 - 03:00

Set in the enchanting Tuscan countryside, the Medici villas, built between the 15th and 17th centuries, are worth a stop on your tour around the region. …

Culture

The Medicis' Favourite Jasmine Chocolate is Recreated in Sicily

by Katia Amore | Mon, 09/29/2014 - 06:15

This year 'La festa dei Gelsomini' (The Jasmine Festival) - on the 27th and 28th of September in Giarre, Sicily - had a special guest, a jasmine…

Culture

Porcelain Museum at Boboli Gardens Re-Opens

by Silvia Donati | Sat, 04/05/2014 - 02:00

In the image: Bacchus, from the Meissen Manufacture. The Porcelain Museum located at the top of the Boboli Gardens has re-opened to the public. Located inside…