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American dad, Italian mom, and so the story goes. After a childhood spent in the golden foothills of California's Yuba County, Michelle Davis left the United States and somehow magically ended up in Florence. Named after The Beatles' song, music has always been an important part of Michelle's life and she's a firm supporter of Florence's indie scene.
As summer fades and office days return to the norm, Florence’s Estate Fiorentina shows no sign of shying away from showing our city a good time. The latest new entry ...
Many might not know that Tuscany and Arizona share a geological bond, an ancient legacy of curvaceous eroded rock. The Italian cousin of the Gran Canyon is known as Le ...
Nothing says Summer Fun more than a Balera party. These vintage dance halls hail from a time when village parties and neighbourhood get-togethers culminated in night-long marathons of people dancing ...
This week Florence has a one-of-a-kind chance to beat the heat – literally. From Friday June 14 to June 16, local event planning agency LattexPlus will be invading the green ...
Imagine the rolling hills of Tuscany straightening into note-packed staves, melodies echoing through the medieval hamlets, the sky rippling with the twang of raw guitar strings and pure voices. Tuscany ...
Arriving in Florence can be overwhelming if you don’t speak the local language, but if visitors take a step back and enjoy the rare privilege of perceiving language as sound ...
The sound of trolleys rattling down the sanpietrini cobblestone roads, the chatter of tourists and vendors in the San Lorenzo market, the rolling purr of the Arno at dawn as ...
Every summer, my parents would throw a garden party. As children, me and my sisters floundered in and out of the crowd, making fun of our mother’s dance moves, sneakily ...
On Wednesday, May 31 at 9.15 pm, a piece of rock history will be hitting the picturesque Oltrarno venue of Sala Vanni on occasion of the Glorytellers songwriter concert series. From Chicago’s ...
Art is often about taking your own history and roots and weaving them a unique vision, a personal path towards the truest form of self-expression. Italo-Australian soprano Olivia Salvadori was ...
It’s that time of year again: the Internet is abuzz with band announcements, creatively designed posters and the promise of endless partying. Yes, it’s music festival moment. As echoes of ...
Stretch your legs, grab your wallet and polish your eardrums: today is the tenth edition of international Record Store Day! Like many of cities across the globe, Florentine music vendors will ...
A backstage chat is a rare journalistic privilege nowadays, where skype calls and interviews via mail are the norm. Savouring that beautiful dressing room tension, on April 8 I sat ...
Florence Bike Festival is taking the city on a two-wheeled joy ride. Tackling all things bicycle, from April 21 to April 23, 2017 the Renaissance capital’s cobblestones will rattle to the ...
Moodwel – a name that evokes and teases, a name that Pistoia based cousins Simone and Tommaso Allegri chose simply because of its sound, the founding element upon which their artistic ...
A little over a year ago, ⁄handlogic was but a dream in the minds of its founders – now these young Florentine musicians are marching their über-talented creation out into the world. Powerfully ...
Once more, The Florentine digs deep into the budding scene of young event planners. Making a difference in a city that lives off its glorious past can be challenging but ...
At 8pm on April 22, Florence will welcome a two-wheeled invasion. Cultural biking event Velonotte dates to 2006, when it first took place in Moscow—it’s the brainchild of Russian historian ...
Music lovers and festival goers, look out: this summer the Visarno Arena will be bringing out the “fire” in Firenze. Held in the verdant innards of Cascine Park, the Firenze ...
Half of Florence’s charm is enshrined behind closed doors, inside the city’s historical palazzos and private gardens. But some entrances hide more than others and there is a whole world ...
Jhon Montoya was born at the foothills of the Andes. His passion for music goes way back: driven by an undying love for great composers such as Bach and Vivaldi, ...
Crate diggers and food market aficionados unite: the gastrophonic resistance is here! Don Pasta. Ph. Lonrezo Cuppini Enter a dimension where tables become turntables and the meals that dictate the ...
Leaving a contemporary mark on Florence can be quite challenging but invisible forces are at work as we speak. In the quaint Oltrarno square of Piazza del Carmine, where Florence is at ...
Here is a mix of recently released romantic Tuscan tunes to help indie-serenade your loved one.
