Carlo Collodi, the author of the story of Pinocchio, was the pen name of Carlo Lorenzini, who was born and grew up in Florence. Thelast part of his pen name was the name of the Tuscan village where Lorenzini’s mother was born: Collodi. You can visit the town of Collodi, where you’ll find Il Parco [...]
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After having launched a clothing line and opened a shop-atelier in Prato, the famed American actor takes his talents to the stage in the English-language theatre performance (with Italian subtitles) of Micheal Sturminger’s The Infernal Comedy: Confession of a serial killer, based on the life of a notorious serial killer from Austria. In the piece, [...]
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Recommended by National Geographic Piazza del Duomo The heart of Florence; climb the bell tower for sweeping views; see the octagonal Baptistery with its three sets of gilded bronze doors; visit the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, full of Gothic and Renaissance sculpture; and explore the Duomo, or cathedral, the city’s most iconic building. Fees at [...]
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Take a small group bike tour (maximum 8 people) through Florence. Ride around the city and be inspired by the Renaissance on a comfortable bike. You’ll cycle in the city of Florence and ducking and weaving between narrow streets along the way too. See all of the major city sites including the Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi [...]
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Falling neatly into the Enchanted April and Under the Tuscan Sun category, the made-for-HBO My House in Umbria boasts lovely Italian vistas and comforting Englishness. But it begins with a note of violence: on a train rolling through the sunny countryside, a terrorist bomb detonates, killing a handful of passengers. The strangers that survive recuperate [...]
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Critics were decidedly mixed about this 1996 drama from Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, and the movie enjoyed only a brief theatrical release. Now it’s best known for its early appearance by Liv Tyler as a 19-year-old beauty named Lucy who summers at a villa in Tuscany with a variety of artistic types who immediately respond [...]
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Follow ancient Italian traditions in your quest to learn the art of pasta making on this half day hands-on cooking workshop in Florence. After the hard work is done, toast your fellow budding chefs with local wine, while feasting on your pasta creations!
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Of the three great wines of Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino , Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is the lesser known. It is a red wine with DOCG status produced in the vineyards surrounding the town of Montepulciano, Italy. The wine is made primarily from the Sangiovese grape varietal (known locally as Prugnolo gentile) (minimum [...]
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Frances Mayes: Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life
Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by tuscan12.
MAYES, FRANCES EVERY DAY IN TUSCANY Seasons of an Italian Life Broadway (320 pp) $25.00 March 9, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-7679-2982-0 In her most recent Tuscan tour, Mayes conducts readers through the gentle and sometimes violent and disruptive undulations of the seasons from winter to summer in her Tuscan home of Bramasole. In this new memoir, [...]
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- Pinocchio In Collodi Park Pistoia July 23, 2010
- An ‘infernal’ comedy in Prato – John Malkovich July 11, 2010
- Florence Must Sees March 28, 2010
- Cycle Around Florence March 27, 2010
- My House In Umbria March 19, 2010
- Stealing Beauty March 19, 2010
- Handmade Italian Pasta Cooking Course in Florence March 18, 2010
- Vino Nobile di Montepulciano March 17, 2010
- Frances Mayes: Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life March 16, 2010
- Taste of Italy Food Tour to Chianti and Umbria March 13, 2010
