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Manarola, the Cinque Terre’s Nativity Scene

When a family tradition becomes part of a large community and lightens up not only a hillside. Manarola and its magnificent Nativity Scene. Continua a leggere

Pubblicato in Events in the Cinque Terre, Liguria, Ligurian traditions, Not Only Tuscany | Contrassegnato , | Lascia un commento

Sarteano, the town of the nativity scenes

Sarteano between Val di Chiana and Val d’Orcia has its own original and distinctive nativity scene traditions. Read here for more. Continua a leggere

Pubblicato in Art in Tuscany, Culture in Tuscany, Events around Siena, Events in Valdichiana, Events in Valdorcia, Siena, Tuscan traditions, Tuscany, Valdichiana, Valdorcia Val d'Orcia | Contrassegnato , | Lascia un commento

It’s March, welcome to the New Year

François Rabelais once wrote “The greatest loss of time that I know is to count the hours” (Gargantua in Book I, “Gargantua and Pantagruel”), but time – be it hours, days, years – has been calculated for centuries. Here is how they do it in Tuscany. Continua a leggere

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Bizzarre yet ingenious: Piero di Cosimo at the Uffizi Gallery

On at the Uffizi Gallery an exhibition of paintings of one of the most eccentric masters of the Renaissance: Piero di Cosimo Continua a leggere

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Wishing you all a sweet Christmas holiday

With the Christmas holidays on their way, Tuscany dons its festive dress, turns its twinkling lights on, adorns its trees and stages its nativity scenes. In this period, colourful Christmas markets appear in the streets and squares with its kaleidoscope … Continua a leggere

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