Santa Croce Church in Florence
Art, history and Franciscan spirituality Florence is so much more than the Uffizi Gallery! Almost at every corner the city surprises you with yet another little treasure: a statue, a tabernacle or some beautiful frescoes. And then, there are the Florentine churches which preserve countless masterpieces, traces of long and prosperous history of […]
a walk through the Oltrarno It’s springtime! Finally! We’ve been waiting for so long! This winter seemed endless, it was cold and even snowy, and we were waiting for the spring more than ever. Finally, here it is, with its colours and scents! Spring is the best time for walks and hikes and with […]
When we travel our schedule is often quite hectic. We want to see as much as possible and often there is no time for a proper lunch in a restaurant. It simply seems a waste of time. The good news is that in Florence you will find many places where to have a quick, cheap […]
exhibition review Florence is undoubtedly the city of fashion. It’s a hometown to Gucci and Salvatore Ferragamo and every year it hosts the famous fashion show “Pitti”. Many students from all over the world come to Florence to study fashion at one of the prestigious schools located in the city, such as the famous Polimoda. […]
Life in Tuscany has its own regular rhythm dictated by the changes of seasons, the sequence of feasts and holidays. In Italy the winter period starts with the ponte (literally “bridge”, a long weekend) of 8th December, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The winter atmosphere is already there, and we start to think about […]
I love to travel during the New Year’s Eve period. Winter holiday are always quite magical and full of intimate atmosphere, but it is not always easy to organize a New Year’s Eve party away from home. Every place has its own traditions and its own way of celebrating the beginning of the New […]
Do you remember your drawing lessons at school when your teacher explained you how to draw a correct one-point perspective scheme? First, you had to draw a horizon line, choose your vanishing point and then you sketched the construction lines. Within this scheme you then located all the objects you wanted to draw: an interior […]
If you dream about a cultural trip to Florence and Tuscany but you are scared of crowds, I have good news for you: winter is the best period to visit us! Since many years already, because of the growth of mass tourism industry, Florence is visited by ca. 16 million people every year. The tourism […]
the flood of Florence, 4. 11. 1966 Autumn in Tuscany is one of my favourite seasons. It’s still warm outside so one can enjoy walks and hikes in the countryside and admire colourful landscapes with yellow, red and orange trees, bushes and vineyards. At the same time, November tends to be particularly rainy. […]
the Five Best Gluten Free Places in Town Usually, when I meet new people and I say that I live in Italy, the eyes of my interlocutors light up, a big smile comes on their faces and they start to talk about their love for Italian food. No doubt, Italian cuisine is one of […]