Philadelphia celebra il gemellaggio con Firenze e annuncia l'apertura della Barnes Foundation in occasione di Art&Tourism. Buoni i rapporti intrattenuti sia con gli addetti ai lavori, operatori turistici ed agenti di viaggio che con un pubblico interessato e curioso. Veicolate numerose offerte di viaggio a Philadelphia mirate al nuovo distretto...

If you want to taste the authentic "Lardo di Colonnata", it is compulsory to go to Tuscany, in a little ancient village called, indeed, Colonnata, which is home to less than 300 people. A few weeks ago the magazine italianiciuos interviewed Fausto Guadagni, discovering with his help the history of this incredible Italian culinary tradition.  ...

by Jackie DeGiorgio   Another year, another Michelin guide. Every chef who takes himself and his food seriously dreams of Michelin recognition, and once obtained, an omission or demotion is not taken lightly.   The prestigious dining tome has just bestowed its 2016 honors on il bel paese, which now holds 388 stars divided among 334 re...

By Jamie Wetherbe The mystery of "Mona Lisa's" real-life muse, which has spawned centuries of speculation, could be solved through DNA testing. Researchers on Friday opened a family tomb in Florence, Italy, to help confirm the identity of Lisa Gherardini Del Giocondo, Leonardo da Vinci's neighbor who is believed to be the woman behind the eni...

On Saturday, March 1st, the public is invited to an opening of the exhibition, "Florence to Florence", a rare collection of 50 Italian Classical, Renaissance and Twentieth Century bronzes on display at The Vineyard at Florence, in Florence, Texas, a Tuscan styled wine estate, just 35 minutes north of Austin. The creator of these bro...

My wife says that I am a genetically engineered workaholic. From observing my busy siblings, I would have to agree! So when she devised a two-week trip to Europe this June to celebrate our recent 30th wedding anniversary, I was plagued with thoughts of "work withdrawal syndrome" (my own diagnosis!).   This is characterized by the consta...

What traveler hasn't daydreamed of selling one's possessions and returning to live in the foreign country where one feels alive and full of joy? But how many people actually do it?   Salt Lake City native Lisa Condie did and is creating a new life in Florence, Italy, where she and another Salt Lake City native are building a tour compan...

L'edizione 87 di Pitti Immagine Uomo (Firenze, 13-16 gennaio 2015) si è conclusa con numeri da record, confermando le ottime aspettative comunicate nei giorni della manifestazione: 24.000 compratori (+15% rispetto alla precedente edizione invernale) per un totale di 8.660 buyer stranieri (+11%) e oltre 15.300 italiani (+17%) e oltre 35.000 visitato...

di Riccardo Chioni   A conclusione della tre giorni newyorkese il sindaco di Firenze Dario Nardella è tornato nella capitale toscana soddisfatto per i risultati raccolti durante i suoi incontri con gli interlocutori americani in campo economico e culturale.Dopo quello a City Hall con il sindaco Bill de Blasio che per l'occasione ha sfoderato...

October 21 (Wednesday) 11:15 am. Lecture: "The Artistic Gems of the Uffizi Gallery". Speaker: Cherise Gordon. Discover the artistic gems housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. We will decode the symbolism in works such as Botticelli's "Primavera" making the work much more understandable. An artistic cultural voyage of one of the oldest...