Dana Fry and Jason Straka are designing a new golf course at PGA of Italy National Resort and Spa, near the town of Aulla, in Tuscany, Italy, under the auspices of Hurdzan-Fry Environmental Golf Course Design. The golf course at PGA of Italy National Resort and Spa, overlooking the Apennine Mountains, will cover hilly terrain, blending with the surrounding rolling Tuscan landscape.
Author: Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini
Searching for the real-life Mona Lisa in Florence
Italian archaeologists are searching for the remains of the real-life Mona Lisa. They have found two more skeletons. The two bodies were found under the basement of a former convent in Florence, Italy, on Tuesday. The team believes Lisa Gherardini, said to be the model in Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous piece, is buried there.
Old Conventino, Lungo-un-giorno creativity skills
In the historical premises of Old Conventino, renovated and changed in the beating heart of the artistic craft in Florence, Lungoungiorno returns in an autumn version. In the sign of handicraft and of Florentine tradition, there will be a two-day market exhibition of unique products, workshops to test manual skills and creativity and for the most greedy people.
Professor Ertman will focus on the current crisis
The Euro-Crisis in Germany and Italy is the debate on October 2, 2012,at 6 pm, Villa La Pietra, Florence, Italy. In his talk, Professor Ertman will focus on the way the current European crisis has been understood and discussed in Germany. Thomas Ertman is Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Sociology at NYU.
George Clooney will be “The Monster of Florence”
George Clooney will be actor and producer of the film “The Monster of Florence”. In 2104 the actor will play the writer Douglas Preston, who in 2000 moved with his family to Italy and the Italian journalist Mario Spezi, who began a journalistic investigation on the eight dual murders that took place around Florence between 1968 and 1985.
Pieroni, painter and architect of Medici
The project La Città degli Uffizi has as inspiration the showing artists of the famous gallery in their original places. At Impruneta there is an exhibition dedicated to its illustrious citizen Alessandro Pieroni, painter and architect of the court of the Medici and with him on display are the painters who were at his side in a grotesque decoration of the loggia of the Uffizi: Alessandro Allori, Giovanni Bizzelli, Giovanmaria Butteri, Ludovico Buti and Cigoli.
German court abandons Nazi massacre case
German magistrates decided not to prosecute eight former-Nazi officials for participating in a notorious World War II massacre in Tuscany, sparking rage and disbelief among Italian politicians, survivors, and victims’ families on Monday.
Ferragamo unveils a new store in Brisbane
Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the most recognized luxury brands in the world, announces the opening of its new store at Queen’s Plaza, Brisbane. Covering almost 160 square meters on one beautifully designed floor, the new store offers a complete range of Italian crafted products/accessories and a truly relaxing shopping environment to both the local customers and tourists to Brisbane.
Wine and olive trails on the hills of Tuscany
The Wine Trail of the Pisa Hills is an itinerary through the Tuscan countryside, which highlights many small towns that boast great traditions. In the immediate vicinity of Pisa, the trail winds through farmlands, hills and valleys. It is a highly accessible itinerary and can be explored with environmentally-friendly alternatives to cars, like bicycles.
Florence’s interior design at Dubai’s ITF
More than 900 companies from 45 countries, with Italy in the top three at 110 companies, participated in Index, the premier Middle East interior design trade fair. Italian furniture exports to the Emirates followed a positive trend over the past decade, except for 2009-2010, when the global economic crisis cut swathes through the local real estate market, especially in Dubai.