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Historic Tuscan coffee machine maker La Marzocco -- used by Starbucks in its original locations in Seattle -- is preparing to celebrate 90 years in business with turnover at record levels and plans to turn its former headquarters near Florence into a €5 million museum and “coffee academy.”  The company was founded by brothers Giuseppe and Bruno Bam...

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The American magazine Travel + Leisure has just released the top ten of the best international cities for food. As expected, Italy is very well represented in the ranking, with Florence in the 4th position, Bologna in the 5th, and Rome in the 6th. With the top three representing three different styles of cuisines (Beirut, Lebanon, got the first pos...

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Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished masterpiece "Adoration of the Magi" has emerged from a six-year restoration cleaner, brighter and with a depth that hasn't been seen for centuries. Officials at Florence's Uffizi Gallery unveiled the restored work at a ceremony Monday that will kick off a special exhibit running through September pitting Leonardo's wo...

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The first woman artist of Florence painted the first and only known “Last Supper” by a woman. When Plautilla Nelli painted her large-scale masterpiece depicting the Last Supper in the 1570s in Florence, Italy, she was doing something no woman before or after her had ever done. But this painting requires restoration or risks being lost forever. Arti...

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The Bardini Garden is a historical garden of Florence, in the Oltrarno area: four hectares of garden, forest and orchard garden right by the medieval city walls. The first phase of the history of this area dates back to the Middle Ages starring the wealthy Mozzi family which, in the thirteenth century, was the owner of several houses and land inclu...

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Fashion students at Kent State have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the fashion capitals of the world, while also pursuing their degree through education abroad programs in New York City and Florence, Italy. Cooper Robar, a sophomore fashion design major, said he decided to study in Florence during the Fall 2017 term because of the city’s...

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Last night, we had the pleasure of heading to the banks of the Arno river in Florence to see the spectacular aquatic show sponsored by Stefano Ricci to inaugurate the Ponte Vecchio's new lighting system.   The breathtaking show was by impressive French art troupe Iliotopie who specialize in providing unforgettable shows on the water. ...

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Apply now for The Premio Famiglia Fede Scholarship for Graduate study in Italian—A scholarship to support graduate students pursuing an MA in Italian at the Middlebury Language Schools and the C.V. Starr-Middlebury School Abroad in Florence, Italy.   This scholarship is for students who have already embarked on a business career path and/or...

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  WTI Magazine #57    2015 April, 3Author : Italia.it      Translation by:   A visit to Italy during the Easter holidays is an experience of a lifetime: from north to south, cities and towns throughout the Peninsula are celebrating during this time, with processions, religious rites, holy representations, sagre or food fairs, and folkloristic tr...

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Author Susan Van Allen ("50 Places in Rome, Florence and Venice Every Woman Should Go"), moderates a panel of passionate experts who will share insider's info on Italy's Big Three. Featuring Joe Wolff, author of "Cafe Life: Florence", JoAnn Locktov, editor of "Dream of Venice", and Angela K. Nickerson, author of "Michelangelo's Rome".   Sund...

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