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December 6, 2013
For the holiday season this year, the Crypt under the Duomo in Siena hosts one of the most important masterpieces of European Medieval art, Ambrogio Lorenzetti‘s Lactating Madonna. The painting is generally housed in the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art at the Oratory of San Bernardino which is closed during the winter, so the masterpiece…
November 20, 2013
The Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, recently traveled to the US to meet with President Obama. During comments to the press, President Obama mentions that PM Letta, who is from Pisa in Tuscany, invited him to come visit and enjoy some very good food. He says he’ll gladly return since he remembers how spectacular…
November 8, 2013
While the entire pavement of the cathedral in Siena is no longer viewable, if you’re in Siena this November and December there is still plenty to see! First, we highly recommend you still visit the Duomo to admire its incredible beauty. And you still have the opportunity to climb to the top for an incredible…
October 17, 2013
This past weekend we went back to Scarperia, a small town in the Mugello valley to the north of Florence just a short drive away. Scarperia is part of the “Borgi piu’ belli d’Italia“, or “most beautiful villages in Italy” network and, despite the drizzle we had on Saturday morning, we once again fell under…
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…
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?
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…
September 6, 2013
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,…
August 30, 2013
This weekend take the wonderful opportunity to visit the Great Cloister of Santa Maria Novella, not normally open to the public. Home to the school of Marescialli and Brigadiers of the Carabinieri since 1920, and as such is closed to the public, the Grand Cloister has a magnificent cycle of frescoes with scenes from the…
The tiny town of Scarperia in the Mugello heads back in time this weekend with its Renaissance fair! On Saturday, August 31, the Renaissance fair starts off at 6pm with everyone in period costume as the village hosts a market with stands of the many crafts of old, from candlemaking, book binding, blacksmiths, falcon masters…
