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Christmas is the busiest time of year for choirs, and none more so than the Florence Gospel Choir, the first of its kind in Italy. It was co-founded more than 15 years ago by American musician Nehemiah H. Brown and Eusebio De Cristofaro. I went to meet Nehemiah Brown,
If you enjoy a taste of panforte margherita this holiday, you should thank two people. The first is Queen Margherita (1851–1926), wife of King Umberto I of Savoy, who was so popular that, in June 1889, in celebration of her visit to Naples, Raffaele Esposito, a cook at
The holiday season is here! And with it comes the joy of giving inspired gifts to friends and family. If you’re an expat, you have the added challenge of finding presents light and small enough to mail overseas or to fit in a suitcase. The editors of The
Let’s Work Artisans! Junior introduces children between 6 and 12 to the world of traditional artisanship while also teaching English in a fun and relaxed environment. A project by Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte (OmA), an association of artisans and artists, Let’s Work Artisans!
For visitors to the Uffizi Gallery who are short on time but eager to take in the highlights of the famed museum, there's an app for that... the Uffizi Art History Guide. The easy-to-use app for IOS devices (there is also Kindle e-book version) lists
Have you ever wondered what a pyramid is doing in the Cascine? Just off viale degli Olmi, which runs the length of the park, this mysterious structure was once an ice house. Built in 1796 by Grand Duke Ferdinando III’s architect Giuseppe Manetti, it was used to store
Our events listing keeps you up-to-date on the latest and greatest in culture, music and other English-friendly entertainment. This is a selection of the best events in Florence and Tuscany. EMPOLI/Pontormo and his following Until March 2, 2014 Various locations in Empoli This
ODEON Cinema piazza Strozzi 2, tel. 055/295051 www.odeonfirenze.com For details and show times, see the venue websites listed. 50 Days of Cinema: Clip December 12, 10.30pm Clip is a portrait of Jasna, a pretty girl in her mid-teens, disillusioned by her unglamorous
Is Fiorentina a top tier club? After 15 games played in the Serie A 2013/2014 season, some questions must be asked as to whether Fiorentina may have set the bar too high after a sublime summer transfer market. The impression is that Montella’s team isn’t
The film Pompeii from the British Museum has now become a box office hit in Italy, too. Released in Italy in late November, the film is the first produced by London’s British Museum. Since its U.K. premiere in August 2013, the film has been a runaway worldwide
This year, for the first time in Italian history, there will be more foreign chestnuts in the Italian marketplace than home-grown ones. The castagna, once a basic food for impoverished Italians and now the core of the sugary marron glace and other Italian desserts, appears to be facing
Standing at a plaza near Manhattan’s Bryant Park is a pair of 13-foot-tall statues by architect and designer Antonio Pio Saracino. Entitled The Guardians: Hero and Superhero, the towering figures symbolise civic heroes past, present and future. Hero is marble, a tribute, says Saracina, to
Left abandoned for 50 years, the medieval village of San Cresci, 20 miles from Florence, is about to be brought back to life. Covering 657 hectares, San Cresci consists of Villa La Quiete, home to Fondazione Europea Cammino Futuro, an association promoting a sustainable future; three villas once owned
A white landscape bordering on the unreal; a grizzly bear sinking his teeth into a salmon; an Indian coal industry worker; girls dancing at Impruneta’s grape festival: these are the four shots taken by Tuscan photographers that were awarded in National Geographic’s eighth photography contest. &
A recent McDonald’s Italia advertisement sparked controversy in the Tuscan town of San Quirico d’Orcia. Mayor Roberto Rappuoli protested the image used to advertise the Gran Chianina burger, which was available for only three weeks, made from Chianina meat coming from Tuscan cattle.
Many of those who enjoy skiing in Tuscany know that the Toscana Neve website (www.toscananeve.it) provides full snow reports for the ski areas throughout the region. Now some handy apps have been developed to allow skiers to check weather, slope conditions and more. The mountain section of
The great American tradition of private support for public causes is especially evident during the holiday season, when individuals give to institutions and organizations they believe in and help those in need. Students at the International School of Florence (ISF) experience this admirable tradition first-hand. On Thanksgiving, Laura
Oscar-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, who filmed Academy Award winners Apocalypse Now, Reds and The Last Emperor as well as Last Tango In Paris, The Conformist and Dick Tracy, was recently in Florence to attend an event hosted by Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici. Storaro, born in Rome in
