Author: Lourdes Flores

An American living in Florence for over 10 years, Lourdes continues to explore and discover new places in Tuscany with the eyes of a tourist but with the experience of living in Italy. She shares her experiences on this blog and website, particularly offering lots of travel planning help on the Forum!

Tuesdays in Art is back for 2011

March 29, 2011

A very successful project last fall, the series of “Tuesdays in Art” is back across Italy for all of 2011! Today and every last Tuesday of the month, you can visit the following museums from 7pm and 11pm with free entry. If you’re in Florence tonight, take advantage and visit one of the following: –…

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Finally, it’s here: the Firenze Card!!

March 25, 2011

A long time in the planning, it is finally here: a museum pass to visit Florence! Valid for 72 hours, the city pass gives access to over 30 of Florence’s top state museums including the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia, which houses Michelangelo’s famous David, as well as city museums such as Palazzo Vecchio.

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Downtown Florence all lit up

March 18, 2011

We’d like to share some of our pictures of Florence all lit up for the celebration of Italy’s 150 years of unification! Here you can see Ponte Vecchio all lit up in green, white and red! You can see more pictures on Facebook! Here is a view of Piazza della Repubblica, full of people –…

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Program for Notte Tricolore in Florence tonight

March 16, 2011

Here is a more detailed program of what is going on in Florence tonight in celebration of 150 years since the unification of Italy, called Notte Tricolore, or Tricolor Night in honor of the Italian flag! Piazza Signoria 19.00 Concert by the Orchestra a Plettro Ottocento Toscano 19.30/22.00 Artistic exhibit by the Accademia delle Belle…

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Success for Chianti wines from Mugello

February 3, 2011

Chianti wines from the Chianti Rufina DOC area around the town of Dicomano in Mugello met with great success at a recent presentation at Gross Umstadt, Dicomano’s sister city in Germany. Both Fattoria il Lago and Frascole, two local wineries from Dicomano, went to Gross Umstadt to present six wines on a special dinner organized…

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Vasari Corridor Will Reopen Again

January 25, 2011

Last year, local officials had announced the Vasari Corridor was closing for restoration, then in April we had the good news that it would continue to be open for a few more months. Tickets were very quickly sold out. Due to the popular demand, the Corridor was once again open from September until December 2010….

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In Florence for the Holidays

December 21, 2010

If you’re in Florence for the holidays and want to know what is going on during this time aside from the Christmas markets all over Florence and Tuscany, here are some useful ideas that will help you better plan your days. First, if you or your children would love to spend some fun time outdoors…

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Florence Holiday Restaurant Reservations

December 14, 2010

Traveling and eating out during the holiday period can be tricky as Italians themselves want to spend the main holidays with their families. There are many restaurants that will be open on the 24th and for lunch on the 25th as well as for New Year’s Eve (most restaurants offer a single “cenone” dinner at…

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An Autumn of Culture

October 24, 2010

A fall project called “Tuesdays in Art” is offering special evening opening times including free entry into several large state museums in order to promote the knowledge of the large cultural patrimony Italy possesses to new audiences. The special openings take place the evening of the last Tuesday of the month from now until December,…

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