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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
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 ...
In 1600, three million pilgrims descended on Rome for the Jubilee proclaimed by Pope Clement VIII. Among them were the members of the Compagnia di Santa Caterina in Fontebranda (Society of Saint Catherine in Fontebranda), who had set off for the holy city on the famous Via Francigena. This December
Many people come to Arezzo to witness the beauty of Piero della Francesca’s frescoes or to see the birthplace of poet Petrarch or Vasari, the Medici architect. Some people ...
Running concurrently with the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition in Pisa is another show with a French connection. Through February 14, 2016, Lu.C.C.A. Lucca Center of Contemporary Art is hosting De Chirico, Savinio and Les Italiens de Paris. Through approximately 50 works, the show highlights seven Italian
The Leaning Tower of Pisa will be bathed in blue on October 24 to mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. Spotlights will illuminate the world’s much loved monument as part of the Turn the World #UNBlue initiative, presented at the United Nations Headquarters in New
The Roselle archaeological area, an Etruscan and Roman site 10 kilometres north of Grosseto, has reopened after a three-year restoration. The project, funded by ARCUS SpA, involved extensive work on the wall encircling the ancient city and to its major monuments, which include a Roman amphitheatre; expansion
From October 16 to February 14, visitors to Pisa’s Palazzo Blu can relive the Moulin Rouge’s glory days with ‘Toulouse Lautrec: Lights and Shadows of Montmartre’. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s vibrant, colourful artwork offers a slice of the nineteenth-century
Smiling buildings, trails of giant snails, plastic birds and pop-up performance art: see these and more interesting installations as Siena launches its Week of Contemporary Culture, taking place from October 9 to 17. International artists, among them Florence celebrity Clet Abraham, Chinese performance artist Xu Hong Fei and
Montevarchi, a small town of 24,000 in the province of Arezzo, is making a big name for itself on the Internet. Over the past six years, the city ...
Fancy a free truffle tasting and meeting The Florentine in Milan? On October 27, at 5.30pm, at Milan's Societa' Umanitaria, join The Florentine's editor Helen Farrell at an evening dedicated to truffles, cross-cultural difference and translation in the world of food. The event is
A winemaker in the Maremma region has produced Tuscany’s first braille wine label. Cantina La Cura, in Massa Marittima, has incorporated braille into the labels for its bottles of Vedetta, a special type of Cabernet Sauvignon produced only in the winery’s best years. Enrico Corsi,
Four students from the University of Oregon got firsthand experience studying wine marketing in collaboration with Bindi Sergardi winery in Siena this summer. With wine consumption trends tending toward the younger generation, the students lent their valuable perspectives to the winery managers while also gaining their own work experience. ‘
Your Weekend in Tuscany is your handy guide to what's happening outside Florence, out every Thursday! For more ideas on what to see and do across the region, check out the 'Near Florence' and 'In Tuscany' sections of TF Weekly. URBAN ECOFESTIVAL 2015 WHERE: PARCO DELLA
Just 15 minutes from Florence, nestled among its own olive groves and vineyards, stands a wine estate with a difference. Villa Medicea di Lilliano began life in the eleventh century as ...
The majestic location of the Medici Villa in Seravezza, designed by Buontalenti, in the shade of the Apuan Alps, provides an elegant frame for the works of the Livornese ...
photos by Michelle Davis If you’re looking for a spectacular sunset as the setting for your perfect aperitivo, you need search no more. La Dogana Enoteca, halfway between Montepulciano and ...
A literary sensation, Elena Ferrante is both mystery and ...
A 15-minute car ride from Pistoia’s city centre, the Convento di Giaccherino sits on a hill, hidden in greenery. Beautifully preserved, with artwork, furnishings and architecture dating from the early fifteenth ...
A flock of sparrows, a bale of turtles: animals are roaming the streets of Siena. But there’s no need to worry: the colourful critters are the work of Biella-based Cracking ...
Contemporary art, music, theatre and more take centre stage in Prato from mid-September, with a full calendar of exhibitions, performances and panel discussions. From September 25 to 27, the Luigi Pecci Centre of Contemporary Art will host its first forum on contemporary Italian art (see www.forumartecontemporanea.it). A
If you had a monthly ticket on Tuscany’s trains in July 2015, you will be entitled to 30% off your railcard this September or October. The decision comes from the Tuscan Region and Trenitalia due to poor service. During the hottest month of the years, the region’
