Molly McIlwrath

    Molly McIlwrath leads art historical tours and specializes in family tours in and around Florence and lives in Pistoia, enjoying the best of both cities. Her personal site is www.LetterArteMente.com.

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    THINGS TO DO

    Making capital: Pistoia

    All eyes will soon be on Pistoia, as it was selected Italy’s culture capital for 2017 and recently listed among Lonely Planet’s top ten cities in the world to visit ...

    THINGS TO DO

    Spring in Pistoia

    People often think of the towns beyond Florence as sleepy places with nothing much to offer. Just a 35-minute train ride away, Pistoia is anything but sleepy. Since The Florentine’s last articles about this small city (see theflr.net/pistoia1 and theflr.net/pistoia2), there is even

    ART + CULTURE

    Revealing Dante’s legacy

    If I thought that my answer were to one who might ever return to the world, this flame would shake no more; but since from this depth none ever returned alive, if what I hear is true, I answer you without fear of infamy. —Inferno XVII. 61–66 (

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