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Italian cuisine has long since been a favourite, but in recent years chefs in Tuscany have been scaling the heights of culinary excellence. Here’s an overview to Tuscany’s 29 Michelin-starred ...
To close out a year of regeneration, Florence’s Santa Maria Novella station complex has unveiled another major change. The ground floor of the nearby Palazzina Reale has reopened as ...
Every year the Italian equivalent of the Financial Times, Il Sole 24 Ore publishes a list of the most liveable cities in the Bel Paese. The 2015 edition sees ...
Italian cuisine has long since been a world favourite, but in recent years chefs in Florence have been achieving a new level of culinary excellence. Here’s our guide to Florence’s six Michelin-starred restaurants: Enoteca Pinchiorri (3 stars), Il Palagio (1 star), Borgo San Jacopo (1
The considerable number of Florentine paintings “in the modern manner” hanging in the Accademia Gallery’s David Tribune include a monumental altarpiece of the Immaculate Conception by Carlo Portelli (dated ...
TF’s Michelle Davis interviews Stefano Fake of Fake Factory, who is responsible for the artistic direction of the F-Light Festival that is charming visitors and residents alike this December.
After a certain age, Christmas can lose a bit of its magic. Fortunately just as the magic begins to vanish, it becomes legal to drink and we can put the sparkle back into the season. Special sparklings Italy makes spectacular sparkling wines. Champagne is always a delight, as delicious
The concert series “Note al Museo” is the first initiative planned by the new Opera del Duomo Museum to open up the space to other forms of art. Four free evening concerts have been announced for December 17, 2015, January 21, February 25 and March 17, 2016 at
For the fourth year in a row, the F-Light Festival is back in town, reinventing the spaces, façades and piazzas of five landmarks in Florence’s historic centre. Until ...
In 2014, I arrived in Tuscany to produce a rare and delicious olive oil with my own hands. Traveling back through Tuscany’s agricultural history, to live and work like the old lavoratore. Picking olives in the fields of Serravalle Pistoiese the traditional way: rising with the sun, and
Move over, Madonnas and Mannerists. Three exhibitions in Tuscany this winter pack an unusual punch, showcasing high-impact, modern images with thought-provoking themes. ph. Bettina Rheims PHOTOLUX FESTIVAL. International Biennial of Photography #LUCCA Contrast is at the core of the Photolux Festival’s Eliade-esque theme this
photos by Giulia Scarpaleggia More of a one-stop shop than a square, Pistoia’s singular piazza della Sala is one of the most multifaceted in the region, and its ...
photos by Cassie PrenaThis year, I’ve decided to broaden my Tuscan winter palate. Setting polenta and brodo aside, I’ve ventured into a bustling corner of Prato—Chinatown—in search of new yuletide ...
It seems unlikely, but winter is the most peaceful time to visit one of Tuscany’s tallest mountains, Monte Amiata, and the area around it. Although it’s only mildly cold ...
By now many of you will have heard about The Tuscan Times Book Club, which meets in Arezzo and in Cortona— and hopefully soon elsewhere. In Arezzo, we gather at none other than the elegant Casa Museo Ivan Bruschi, mentioned in my market article here. Director Lucio Misuri called
A student in Florence when the flood hit, Diana Daffner (formerly Weinberg) shares her experiences of looking down from her Arno-side apartment as the water rose and ravaged the Ponte ...
Darkness descends on the Tuscan landscape as weary farmers make their way home, ever mindful of dangers both real and imaginary. Ahead, the light from a farmhouse window pierces the ...
The holiday season in Tuscany may mean never-ending Nativity scenes and Babbi Natale by the dozen, but this year, there are plenty of things to do that are a little out of the ordinary. Check out some of the winter highlights across the region. #PRATO/Prato Festival
The crowd has spoken and it says namaste. The 15th River to River Indian Film Festival will take place in Florence from December 5 to 10, 2015, thanks in part to the $15,791 raised through crowdfunding on Indiegogo this fall. This is the first large, successful crowdfunding for a
Sometimes it is necessary to delve into tediously complex matters in order to gain perspective on the important cultural and social changes that our city is undergoing. In Florence, event organizers deal with the burdensome bureaucracy of public entertainment licensing required by local regulations on a near-daily basis, on
How do Florentines discuss the future of their city? These days, they organize a marathon, more precisely, a Maratona dell’ascolto. ph. Bruno Evangelista - Agenzia Lama The ‘listening marathon’ is the name given to a series of public meetings arranged by the City of
Launched on the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) and running until November 16, 2016, the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy is now underway in Rome and around the world. On Sunday, December 13, openings of Holy Doors at designated churches around Tuscany will officially begin. Upon passing through
It’s finally that time of year when shop windows begin to glisten, fireplaces start to glow, and holiday cards from back home start filling up your mailbox. But if you are far away from familiar traditions this Christmas, you need not feel nostalgic about the festivities you may
To this day, my mother-in-law still talks about the tacchinella and my mum about the tortellini served in salty broth—my lasting memory of Christmas in Tuscany? Total exhaustion at cooking (and interpreting) for my extended family. Flying during the festive season just isn’t
