Alessandra Gardin
Florence is one of the most attended destinations and during the high season the city seems to be particularly crowded. Mainly it is due to the increase of cruise ship groups arriving three or four days a week in Livorno (the pier on the coast). They fill up the city centre and the museums so that ... More
Until October 30 2011 at the Villa Bardini in Florence people can admire a very nice exhibition about the Macchiaioli. Italian painters, mainly from Tuscany, living in the XIX century, who are considered forerunners of the Impressionists. The exhibit consists of a selection of paintings showing ... More
A few days ago the municipality of Florence decided to put in the Signoria square, just behind the Neptune Fountain, a kioosk for providing drinkable free water. Tourist and citizens can refill their empty bottles with still or gas fresh water. What a good idea for everybody in these hot summer ... More
On June 25 2011 the fith edition of Notte Bianca in Oltrarno (Nottarno) in Florence. From 7:00 pm to 3:00 am the area on the other side of the Arno river (Oltrarno) will be rich of open restaurants, shops, perfomances, music bands, food tastings. Almost all the streets and squares will have a ... More
At the first floor of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, until October 30 2011 the exhibition Vasari, the Uffizi and the Duke. On the occasion of the fith centenary of Vasari’s birth (1511-1574) a nice exhibit which puts in evidence the building of the Uffizi and the strict cooperation between ... More
The exibition Lorenzo Bartolini- Sculptor of the natural truth has just been oped at the Academy Gallery of Florence. Starting from the wonderful Gipsoteca (the collection of plaster models made by the master and preserved in the museum of the Galleria dell'Accademia), the exhibit points out ... More
At the Galleria d'arte Moderna of the Pitti Palace in Florence The exhibition Dagli Splendori di Corte al lusso borghese.L'Opificio delle Pietre Dure nell'Italia Unita (From the Court Splendour to the bourgeois luxury. The Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Unified Italy) is on, until September 11 2011. ... More
Until September 11 2011 at the Argenti Museum of the Pitti Palace in Florence there is the exhibition The treasure of the Cremlin, on the occasion of celebrations between Italy and Russia 2011. It is a collection of about 150 pieces which shows the luxury commissions of the Zars court. Very ... More
Until September 18 2011 The National Museum of Bargello of Florence shows the exhibition L’acqua , la pietra, il fuoco. Bartolomeo Ammannati scultore (The water, the stone and the fire. Bartolomeo Ammannati sculptor), to celebrate the 5th centenary of his birth. The exhibition mainly wants to ... More
In the wonderful frame of the Corsini Garden of Florence there will be the 17th edition of Artigianato e Palazzo (Artisanate and Palace). Since 1995, for three days more than 80 masters artisans, from all over Italy and abroad will show their ability in craftmanship . You can see how they work ... More