Month: February 2013

The Black Rooster has a New Look

February 22, 2013

The Chianti Classico consortium, the one that regulates the Chianti Classico DOCG wine region, just presented a new logo of their “black rooster”, the symbol found on all Chianti Classico wines over the world. The new logo has a cleaner, modern look: lost the borders that recalled sealing wax while the rooster is in a…

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Free Entry to the City Museums in Honor of the Electress Palatine

February 15, 2013

In what has become an annual tradition, the city of Florence honors the last of the Medici, the Electress Palatine Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, on February 18, the day she bequeathed all of the family’s immense art collection to the Tuscan state to be enjoyed by all. Anna Maria became Electress Palatine upon her…

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It’s time for the Viareggio Carnival 2013

February 1, 2013

Just a few more hours are left for the last finishing touches on the fantastic allegorical papier mache floats that will kick off the 2013 Carnival in Viareggio, one of the most beautiful and popular in Italy! The Viareggio Carnival starts this Sunday, February 3 and continues for several Sundays up until March 3, beyond…

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