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May 7, 2015
Coming up in Florence this May 2015 is a very interesting, 5 day international conference hosted by Polimoda, the international fashion marketing and design school based here in Florence. While it is a fashion school and an international foundation of fashion tech institutes behind the conference, the 5 day project is spreading across all of Florence…
April 29, 2015
The wonderful pavement of the Siena cathedral is for the most part visible, with short rails protecting it from the passage of feet (recent protection as you can tell it is worn down in many parts). The major scenes, however, are right in front of the altar and to the sides and these are covered…
April 27, 2015
I had the chance to go see the new rooms 2-7 which reopened at the Uffizi Gallery last week and I have to say the museum has done a wonderful job. First, we have to recognize that the decision to close several rooms at a time is not easy, it does cause many mumblings and…
April 22, 2015
While the official calendar has yet to be released, we do know that this year’s edition of “white night“, a cultural marathon of special events running from the evening of April 30th and running through the night on to the 1st of May, will have the “Black Night” as theme with MUSIC at its heart….
April 1, 2015
Easter is this Sunday and the city of Florence expects to welcome thousands of visitors, particularly as many are drawn to come witness the Scoppio del Carro, the Explosion of the Cart, in Piazza del Duomo. If you’re in town this weekend, know ahead of time it will be a busy weekend and expects crowds,…
March 28, 2015
Good news! It is officially confirmed, Florence’s Botanical Garden, the Giardino dei Semplici, will reopen April 1st. Hours will be 10am to 5:30pm with reduced ticket admission (3 euro). We thank everyone who has already contributed to the restoration of the gardens through the crowd-funding project on PlanBee. Another heavy rain storm at the start…
March 27, 2015
Whether you’re attracted by the Medieval period or not, the special exhibit that just opened at the Bargello last week will likely make you rethink your interest. Since living in Tuscany, I’ve found the Middle Ages to be a fascinating time in history. The signs of that period still evident in Tuscany (just think of…
March 26, 2015
I was at the Hard Rock Cafe this week to try out some of their most popular dishes (yummy!) and found out that this Sunday, March 29th, they are hosting a special Easter Brunch! It is an event planned especially for families with children, as there will be an Easter egg hunt, crafts and entertainment…
March 13, 2015
At the end of last summer, on September 19, 2014 to be more precise, a freak hailstorm hit Florence. The city’s Botanical Garden, called the Giardino dei Semplici, was hard hit. The garden, started in 1545 for Cosimo I de’ Medici, is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world. The 2.5 hectares in…
February 27, 2015
The first exhibit of Florence’s rich program “Art for a Year” recently opened at the Uffizi Gallery and I had a chance to go see it on the first day. Gerrit van Honthorst, known as Gherardo delle Notti in Italy, was a Dutch Golden Age painter with the exhibit centered around his time in Italy…
