Phoebe Owston

    Born in London and raised in Watford, Phoebe has just finished a Masters in cultural heritage management in Florence and is now pursuing a career in journalism and museum education.

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    ART + CULTURE

    Is the Ponte Vecchio really paved with gold?

    She’s on the A-list of bridges, up there with Brooklyn, Tower, Sighs and Golden Gate. Most visitors to Florence will find themselves at some point crossing, photographing, admiring or cursing ...

    NEWS

    International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Florence

    On November 25, for International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Florence, The Florentine has picked out events from film festivals to theatre productions or getting active through self-defence workshops and masterclasses.

    NEWS

    Vienna at Palazzo Pitti

    The exhibition highlights the overlapping culture of porcelain production in 18th-century Vienna and Florence

    NEWS

    BHMF launches Black Archive Alliance

    Villa Romana to host BAA exhibition

    ART + CULTURE

    The Serenissima in Florence

    In his novel Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino has Marco Polo say, “Every time I describe a city, I am saying something about Venice.” Half (self-proclaimed) veneta, half British, I empathise ...

    Lifestyle

    Four classes of cyclists in Florence

    When we imagine gliding through European cities on two wheels, Amsterdam and Berlin immediately spring to mind. Florence, with its narrow streets, one-way system and uneven paving, twisting the ankles ...

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