Month: September 2013

European Heritage Days on September 28 in Tuscany

September 23, 2013

This weekend is dedicated to celebrating and learning more about culture throughout Europe. In Italy, most events will be hosted on Saturday, September 28 but some places will also be open on Sunday. In Florence, only on Saturday, all of the state museums will be free – this includes the Uffizi, Accademia, Pitti Palace, Bargello…

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Medieval Times in San Gimignano

September 12, 2013

Many who have visited San Gimignano sometimes miss going up to the very top of the town and thus end up missing seeing what remains of the small fortress called Montestaffoli in San Gimignano, the perfect site for a medieval fair, don’t you think?

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UCI Road World Championships are coming to Tuscany!

September 11, 2013

Florence and Tuscany is preparing for the upcoming UCI Road World Championships 2013 which will take place between September 22 and 29. It is a great occasion to visit various locations in Tuscany and enjoy the exhilarating experience of seeing the cyclist racers speeding by! And if you’re already going to be in Florence and…

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Cycling along a…World Championship Tuscany!

In the upcoming week from the 22nd to the 29th of September, Tuscany will be the undisputed protagonist  of  a cool event, which will be a worldwide hit! It’s neither a metaphor, nor the opinion of someone (me!!) that is definitely fallen in love with Tuscany: the UCI Road World Championship is just around the…

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A Green Summer

September 6, 2013

In Italy, there’s a popular saying commonly used when people are on the rocks: essere al verde (literally, being in green) which seems to fit like a glove with the subject of this article and, meanwhile, perfectly expresses the difficult international economic situation, because of which many people have forcibly given up their long awaited…

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It’s time for the Rificolona!

The Rificolona, or Festival of Paper Lanterns, takes place tomorrow night, September 7. Today it is more of a children’s holiday but it has its origins way back in the Middle Ages, when everyone, including farmers in the countryside, headed into Florence to celebrate the birthday of the Virgin Mary on the 8th of September,…

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