Art, Travel & Life in Italy & Europe

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Expat Life

The alphabet of impossible Italian translations

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Expat Life

The Italians by John Hooper, book review

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Florence

Florence is Changing

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Florence

Art exhibitions to see in Florence in 2015

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Florence

What people are photographing in the Uffizi

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art history

Love and sex in Italian Renaissance art

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art history

Framing Titian’s Allegory of Prudence: an appeal from the National Gallery, London

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art history

How did Michelangelo’s David end up on my fridge wearing a boa

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art history

Leonardo’s Adoration like you’ve never seen it before

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Expat Life
The alphabet of impossible Italian translations

I work at The Florentine, where we do a lot of translations from Italian to English. Over the years, we’ve

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Florence
How to Spot the Hidden Medieval Towers of Florence

Every year, many tourists visit the beautiful Tuscan town of San Gimignano. They come to see the famous medieval towers

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Florence
The Food Studio: a hybrid, convivial space in Florence

In a city full of cooking schools, restaurants and event spaces, the newest opening in Florence is a place that

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Expat Life
The Italians by John Hooper, book review

A book in English that explains what is going on in the beautiful and ailing country of Italy is certainly

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Florence
Florence is Changing

Many return visitors to Florence wax nostalgic about past experiences and wish to repeat them over again a decade later.

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Florence
Transformative Limits: Two Scandinavian artists in Florence

I occasionally hear about contemporary art exhibitions in Florentine galleries, but seldom manage to go see them since they are

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Florence
Art exhibitions to see in Florence in 2015

If you’re planning a return trip to Florence, Italy in 2015, or if you’re here for a longer period, you’ll

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Expat Life
The expat and the holidays: should I stay or should I go

It’s that time of year again. When trees get trimmed and everyone asks “Are you going home for the holidays?”.

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Florence
The Art of Jewelry: Buccellati at Palazzo Pitti

It’s not every day that I get up close to a collar with 1693 diamonds (over 23 carats) on it,

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Florence
Experiencing the Pazzi Chapel

There are some places in the world that will always be special to you. Places linked to sensations or personal

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Tuscany
Finally a guidebook for the Maremma!

When I first started hanging around in the Maremma area of Tuscany almost 15 years ago, I remember perusing some

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Tuscany
5 Ways to Experience the Renaissance in Sansepolcro

Borgo Sansepolcro, or just Sansepolcro, might best be described as the “four corners” of Italy. Located in the Province of

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Tuscany
Three marvelous Maremman traditions

Southern Tuscany is a wild place. For centuries, the bright young things of Florence and Siena kept their distance. Malaria-plagued

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Florence
What people are photographing in the Uffizi

In Summer, 2014, Italy’s state museums finally permitted photography for personal use. The old ban on taking pictures in museums

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Tuscany
Finding St. Francis at Montecasale

A few minutes drive uphill from the Tuscan town of Sansepolcro, in the land inhabited by Piero della Francesca, the

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Expat Life
The smell of a Medici garden in the morning

The crunch of gravel under your feet. The distant hum of traffic, overtaken by tweeting birds, the whooping of a

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Off-season Argentario

Tuscany’s seaside is not just for the hottest days of summer. Gorgeous views, great fish and fresh air make coastal

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Northern Lazio – Italy without tourists

People say Italy is beautiful. They also complain about the crowds coming to gawk at Italy’s world-famous sights. Now imagine

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Expat Life
How to find art that inspires when you think you’ve seen it all

Have you ever felt truly inspired in front of a work of art? Have you been a victim to Stendhal

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Tuscany
Cultural events in Tuscany, Fall 2014

Fall is a great time to explore Tuscany, getting out of the major art cities to see some of the

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