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Italian art and culture

Italian art and culture are synonymous of beauties and treasures well known all over the world. All travellers that have been to Italy they all know the magnificence and the importance of the Italian art. Those who haven’t been yet, they all dream to come to Italy one day. It is one of the most attractive aspects of this charming and sparkling country.. more...

From Camaldoli to Verna, on the Spiritual Road

In the heart of the National Park of the Casentinese Forests, among trails of stratified rocks and woods populated by wolves, boar, and deer, there are two of the most well-known Itailan Christian spiritual centres: the Camaldoli Retreat and the Verna Sanctuary. more...

Siena: a city on three levels

A city to discover in three different ways: we can in fact walk along the city’s ancient "Terzi" (Thirds) among the Serena stone of the alleys and the red brick of the buildings, or you can look at the city from up high, either from the Mangia tower or from the communication pathway of what should have been the great façade of the Duomo, which remained unfinished.  more...

From the sea to the hills to tell about Tuscany

A live painting, out in the open, immediate and spontaneous that progressively takes shape and descends to the profound, communicating not only images but also the sensations felt by the painter more...

In Sansepolcro the crossbow competition starts again

A plunge into the past to discover ladies, knights and, above all, the ancient art of the crossbow. That is what will be on the scene in Sansepolcro in the province of Arezzo on Sunday, September 14 when the famous Palio della Balestra will be held. more...

In Florence, the festival of creative people from around the world

Florence, Tuscany, Italy, the world. The Festival of creativity is returning. It is an event created by the region that will take place for the third consecutive year at Fortezza da Basso from the 23rd through the 26th of October with a series of free events.  more...

Giovanni da Milano at the Galleria dell' Accademia

After the exhibitions of 'primitive' painters, that is of Giotto, the art of Florence during the age of Dante, Puccio di Simone and Lorenzo Monaco, the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence pays tribute to a 'foreign' painter, Giovanni da Milano, a protagonist on the Florentine scene in the mid-fourteenth century. more...

Tuscany in well-known films

How much history is in the air in Arezzo! Whoever comes for the first time to the city will find a unique panorama that goes back to the Middle Ages. Lovers of cinema will not be able to help noticing that the natural scenery of many places in Arezzo and in nearby towns has been featured in Italian and international well-known films. Without a doubt, the most famous film shot in Arezzo is Roberto Benigni's masterpiece, 'Life Is Beautiful'. In 1997 it won a David di Donatello, the grand prize at Cannes, and three Oscars more...

The San Luca Fair, a Thousand year tradition

A thousand year old tradition that is renewed every year. For centuries, thousands of people gather in Piazza Buondelmonti. more...

From the forrest and from the stone the traditional autumn event

Three Sundays to discover the tastes of Firenzuola. The event is for the 12th, the 19th and the 26th of the month. This is the 13th edition of the event that puts on display tastes associated with the forest (which include chestnuts) and traditional craftsmanship made with grey sandstone. more...