Frances Mayes conceived her dream in ‘Under the Tuscan sun’ in Cortona; my dream had its genesis near Villamagna, a small hamlet, twelve kilometres from Florence in the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli. The panoramic beauty of the terraced landscape with views of the majestic Duomo captivated me during my parents time in the Villa. On the death of my parents over a decade ago with limited personal resources, I bought the remaining shares from...
At only 8 miles/12 km from Florence center – in a perfect location to realax – surrounded by olive groves and yet so close to the city – try this fabulous TUSCANY EXPERIENCE for up to 4 persons. All services are private. Included are: 3 nights accommodation with breakfast Pick-up at Florence train station and transfer to property – transfer back on day of departure Half-day walking tour of Florence included transfers in and out 1-day...
You could visit Italy a 100 times and still not have seen everything! Ferrara in the north of Italy offers a magic atmosphere, friendly people, and so many outstanding monuments that made me wonder why I had non vesited this city before! In the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance Ferrara enjoyed its gratest splendor, especially thanks to the dinasty of the ESTE family. Their power lasted until the end of the sixteenth century and...
Rinaldo Carnielo was an academic sculptor mainly active in nineteenth-century Florence. His personal collection, mainly casts, but also finished works or preparatory models, is located in a building that was the sculptor's home-studio, bequeathed by his son Enzo Carnielo to the Municipality. The whole area of Piazza Savonarola where the gallery is located hosted, especially in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, ateliers and artist studios...
November 4-26, 2020 December 10-20, 2020 This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the influx of foreigners and Italians to the cities of art was lower. For the first time Siena offers us again in the autumn 2020 the opportunity to admire a unique work of its kind, an extraordinary floor, made of 56 inlays according to the technique of marble mosaic inlay and graffito executed by the most renowned artists of a period that embraces about...