Florence

December in Florence and Tuscany – Lots to do!

December 3, 2012

The month of December in Florence is filled with holiday shopping, hot chocolate and holiday cheer, making it a very fun month to be in Florence and Tuscany in general even if the temps are going down. There are many events to look forward this month, so take note of the following! In FLORENCE: German…

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From Florence to Venice with Italo Trains

October 10, 2012

In Spring 2012, a new railway company of high-speed trains called Italo by NTV started running in Italy, competing against the half privatized state railways Trenitalia. Since the very beginning, Italo trains have been stopping in Florence and connecting it with several other Italian cities: Bologna, Milan, Naples, Rome, Padua and Salerno. Just a few…

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Wine Town 2012: Taste Florence, Discovering its Palaces & Hidden Corners

September 13, 2012

WineTown is back in Florence for the third edition of one of the most important event about Italian quality wine. September 21st and 22nd are the save-the-date days you cannot miss if you want to taste the great wines the major tuscan producers will present at WineTown 2012. The event is made up of wine-tasting,…

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3 Good Reasons to be in Florence on this September 8th

August 29, 2012

On September 8th in Italy we celebrate the Nativity of the Virgin Mary and if you are in or around Florence on that day, you certainly can’t miss these special events organized in the city. The Florence Cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, will be regularly open and offers to visitors the incredible chance to…

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Enjoy a special night at the Uffizi Gallery, Accademia and Bargello Museum

August 7, 2012

Would you like to spend a special evening in some of the most famous Italian museums? If you’re in Florence this summer, you can take advantage of a special initiative called “3 Extraordinary Hours” and take a special night tour at the three best city museums: the Uffizi Gallery, the Accademia and the Bargello Museum!…

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Special Openings, Guided tour, Free Entry: Summer at the Academy Gallery!

July 27, 2012

The Accademia Gallery is famous all over the world for hosting some of the most important artworks by Michelangelo Buonarroti: the statue of David, the statues of Prisoners and the St.Matthew. Within the gallery you also find many other works of art from the Renaissace, religious works in the Gothic style and the “Gipsoteca Bartolini”,…

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Discovering the Uffizi Gallery!

July 26, 2012

Last week we visited one of the most beautiful museum in the world: the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Since the museum hosts a very important quantity of artworks we decided to take a guide to deepen the history of the museum and to discover something new about Florence. Actually we didn’t want to miss any…

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Aperitivo ad Arte moves to the Bargello Museum

July 19, 2012

You might have heard of the splendid initiative called Aperitivo ad Arte this summer taking place at the Uffizi Gallery on Thursdays in which you can enjoy an exclusive aperitivo or drinks on the panoramic terrace of the Uffizi while visiting the new Blue Rooms dedicated to foreign artists within the museum. The Uffizi and…

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A weekend living traditions in Florence and Arezzo

June 22, 2012

This weekend is a chance to live long standing traditions that continue to this day in Tuscany. Tomorrow in Arezzo, the first edition of a great historical festival will take place all day: the Giostra del Saracino (or Saracen Joust). The Joust takes places twice per year (in June and September in case you’re not…

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