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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 For my run this morning, I headed toward Ponte San Niccolò with the sun glaring in front of me. I tried to look out at the Arno, but the cobblestone sidewalk… Read More

Thursday, March 27, 2014 Initially I had a few ideas of what I wanted to do on my day off. I imagined myself going to the Uffizi to admire the Nascita di Venere by Botticelli. Then, I though… Read More

Saturday, July 11, 2015 For the past couple of weeks, I have tried to go outside as often as possible to watch the sunset. I initially thought that I just wanted to observe the sky change co… Read More

Thursday, June 25, 2015 In the late evening, I always enjoy a walk along the Arno and stop on a ponte (bridge) to take a photo of the sunset. Last night, however, I was on Ponte alle Grazie… Read More

Come sempre impegnato a far nulla mi sono preso la libertà di farmi un altro fine settimana in Toscana prendendo l'occasione di visitare Firenze, che era dalle medie che non ci andavo… Read More

Il Palazzo e la città: sorprendente mostra al Museo Salvatore FerragamoFermata Spettacolo ★★★★★ Il suo aspetto placido nasconde una storia frastagliata… Read More

"Mezza-macchia" (literally half spot) was the term for a kind of a sketch taught in the Florentine Academy during the period when the Macchiaioli (Italian Impressionists) were gett… Read More

I Macchiaoioli di Anna Maria Scaramuzzino MACCHIE D’ANIMA Scoprire i Macchiaioli e il Caffè Michelangiolo Iannozzi Giuseppe Anna Maria Scaramuzzino ha da poco dato alle stampe… Read More

Sunday, March 15, 2020 This lockdown seems to be more of a quiet down period for us. Florence feels like she's in hibernation with all the shops, cafés, and restaurants being closed… Read More

Written by Shivriti_pro (Fiverr) Italy is a country that speaks culture, and in the case of Florence, we can call it an epitome of culture. If you are a person who loves to get a g… Read More

Giovanni Boldini loved to paint his fellow artists at work. Here is Giovanni Fattori at work on a landscape painting.Giovanni Boldini, Giovanni Fattori at the easel, 1866-67, Gallerie d… Read More

Florencia es indiscutiblemente la ciudad más famosa de la Toscana en el mundo entero. Cada año, millones de personas llegan a la llamada «cuna del Renacimiento» con… Read More

En este artículo sobre dónde comer en Florencia, te mostramos los platos más típicos de la región. Para que entiendas, aquellas recetas típicas de l… Read More

Works in progress along the Arno river Street Market Piazzale Michelangiolo Inside Central Market Arcades, mercato del Porcellino Previous episodes of our 69,219 steps in Florence: 1. Postc… Read More

Panorama from Rampe del Poggi Boboli Gardens Piazzale Michelangiolo Boboli gardens Lungarno (along the Arno river) Previous episodes of our 69,219 steps in Florence: 1. Postcards from Flore… Read More

Credo che i minimizzatori sbaglino, ma nel contempo mi auguro che abbiano ragione. Sarei contento se ce l'avessero. Mi riferisco ai fatti del liceo Michelangiolo di cui ho già parlato… Read More

Il prode ministro Valditara (ricordate?) elogia - ha fatto benissimo, intendiamoci - il preside del liceo Carducci di Milano che ha condannato lo striscione in cui erano raffigurati lo stess… Read More