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In Florence, a twenty first century passage back to Renaissance

A door from the old  to the contemporary and viceversa. It is not a  metaphor. In San Pancrazio Square, Florence,  the homonymous deconsecrated church hides a Renaissance jewel, unjustly unknown to most people, a chapel by Leon Battista Alberti, commissioned … Continua a leggere

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On a historical roof, in front of Palazzo Vecchio, taste Florence in all its flavours

Unforgettable mid-spring evenings on the terrace of Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, sipping a glass of Tuscan wine to celebrate  the sun setting on  Florence,  after a  guided tour in the area of the new Uffizi. The eye runs onto the … Continua a leggere

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Events in Florence for the Culture Week. April 14 -22, 2012

On Saturday,  April the 14th , 2012  the Culture Week started. It is going on for nine days up to the 22nd.  In Florence, like in many Italian towns, state museums, mansions, archeological sites,  libraries  welcome  visitors, for free. Public … Continua a leggere

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The Seine and Paris replaced by the Arno and Florence in The American Impressionists

Florence has always been  a place of affection for  Americans. Together with Rome and Venice, compulsory stops of the Grand Tour, it  was, and still is,  an unavoidable magnet for the lovers of art, especially as far as Renaissance is … Continua a leggere

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Japan in Florence

At Palazzo Pitti,  Florence,  the scheduled second step of  the program “Un anno ad arte 2012 is “Japan, Land of Enchantement”. The event, inaugurated on April the 2nd 2012 and going on  up to July the 1st 2012,  means to be … Continua a leggere

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