Rosie Scammell is a British journalist based at the European University Institute in Florence. Previously specialising in the Latin American legal scene, she has also been published by the Guardian, and has worked at the Times and the Independent in London. Follow her at www.twitter.com/rosiescammell.
An exhibition of contemporary works at Villa Romana, located on the edge of the city, a mile and several centuries from the Pitti Palace, marks the arrival in Tuscany of four new foreign artists.
Villa Romana—Winners 2013 is a collection assembled by this year’s fellows,
In
the second of this two-part series, Rosie Scammell explores running routes
around Florence. She offers routes up to the town of Fiesole, through
Florence's vast park, the Cascine, and neighbourhoods far from the tourist
trail. These are strategic itineraries to keep off the holiday and winter
pounds,
For those inspired by the Florence
marathon on November 25, there are ample opportunities to get running. With one
of Europe's milder winters, the Tuscan countryside on the doorstep and a
stunning cityscape, Florence is the perfect place for amateurs to begin. In the
first of a two-part
If you
love food and wine and don't mind getting your hands dirty to help save the
planet, then volunteering at an organic farm or vineyard through the
international nonprofit World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) may
just be the ticket. WWOOF helps volunteers find organic farms around
