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by Linda Falcone
Admittedly, most English-language learners are concerned with the nuts and bolts of it. Until the 1990s, students of English in Italy based their language skills on …
Florentinisms
Bacchialo, Buscanne, Strasciconi, E sa anda bene di nulla
by Alexandra Lawrence, Francesco Stefanelli
Your in-progress dictionary of the Florentine dialect
Bacchiòlo: Stick.
Example: ‘Con quelli ci vorrebbe un bel bacchiolo e daglielo in testa!'
(‘When it comes to those guys, you need a big stick to whack …
Florence for Students
How to...
by Alexandra Lawrence
Survival guide for students
Read addresses
Getting lost while wandering
around your new city
is a great way to get to know your surroundings. However, when you have places
to go and people to …
Florence for Students
Tips and tidbits
by Deirdre Byrne
A former student demystifies Florence
If you are just arriving in the grand old city of Firenze, I can promise you two things: you are about to fall in love, and …
Florence for Students
What a difference a word makes
by Elizabeth Childers
Pondering thecultural divide
Although I know I can never
claim the title ‘Florentine,' I have been living here for one month and would
like to think that I am no longer …
Florence for Students
Florence and beyond in five days
by Jessica Novak
Before
studying abroad in Florence for four months, I was sure to tell my friends and
family to visit. But, although I knew that having visitors was possible, …
Top Picks
Parigi Val Bene una Messa! Exhibition in Honour of King Henry IV
July 15 to November 2 Medici Chapel
The Soprintendenza of Florence and Medici Chapel museum have teamed up with the Musée National du Château de Pau to organize this major exhibition honouring the …
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Vinum Nostrum: Art, Science and Myths of Wine in Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations
July 20, 2010 to May 15, 2011 Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti
Wine lovers and history buffs alike will not want to miss this massive exhibit focused on wine and all its uses throughout human history, from communion …
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Caravaggio and Caravaggesque
May 22 to October 10 Galleria degli Uffizi and Galleria Palatina
Did Caravaggio ever come to Florence? Whether or not he did, his works reached the Uffizi towards the end of the sixteenth century, and his style …
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Greta Garbo: The Mystery of Style
May to September - Ferragamo Museum
The result of collaboration between Ferragamo and Greta Garbo's great-nephew, Craig Reisfeld, this intriguing exhibit will take visitors into the wardrobe of one of Hollywood's most …
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