A desire to see a real-life prehistoric monster lies behind the success of life-sized reconstructions, from the famous examples in the exhibition at London’s Crystal Palace in 1851, to the more recent “Jurassic Park” and “Walking with Dinosaurs”. Today, this idea takes new form in Florence, leaving behind the confines of cinema and television to embrace again the whole visual horizon.
Category: Life
World-Bach Fest, Palazzo Vecchio will open by night
For three days the music of Johann Sebastian Bach will resound throughout Florence. World-Bach Fest will be held in Florence on March, 9, 10 and 11, 2012 and will bring to the Tuscan city all the fans of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Korean movies arrive in Florence in March
It will be the national premiere “Always” by Song Il-gon to inaugurate the tenth edition of the Florence Korea Film Fest to be held March 23 at the Odeon cinema at 21.30 with the director present. The film was presented at the opening of the 16 th edition of the Pusan International Film Festival, the most important film event in Asia.
From modern to tango: let’s dance!
Danza in Fiera is one of the top dance festivals both in Italy. The seventh annual will be held from Feb 23 to 26 at Florence’s Fortezza da Basso. The dance festival includes some of the best and most popular items from last years, as well as brand-new ideas and initiatives to thrill festival-goers.
Balloon and more at the Int’l Handicrafts Trade Fair
The International Handicrafts Trade Fair is a big event organised by Firenze Fiera on April 21-29, 2012 at the Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy. An event which hosted the most important master craftsmen of history inside a privileged space, where tradition and innovation merge to create extremely valuable handmade products.
Villa Caruso will officially open to the public
On February 25, will officially open to the public the “Enrico Caruso museum”, the only one in Italy dedicated to the legendary tenor. The museum is located in the sixteenth century Villa di Bellosguardo, on the hills of Lastra a Signa, just outside the city of Florence. In the villa you can see thousands of memorabilia donated by the Centro Studi carusiani and take an interactive sensory-emotional path.
Watch the blockbuster movies in English at Odeon
The Odeon Original Sound Programme offers to cinema-goers in Florence, Italy, the chance to see the best current productions. Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in “Odeon cinema” (Piazza Strozzi, Firenze – tel.055.214068) will be dedicated to the original sound (in english).
St. Valentine’s Day, the romantic city
On the occasion of Valentine’s Day, Firenze turismo unveils the romantic sides of the city with some places-to-be. Residents and tourists can visit the romantic places where Francesco I and Bianca Capello, Ugo Foscolo and Quirina Mocenni Magiotti, Gabriele D’Annunzio and Eleonora Duse, fell in love.
Delicious Florence with the chocolate festival
The Fiera del Cioccolato Artigianale (Artisan Chocolate Fair) arrives in Florence, Italy. From February 10 to February 19, 2012, in Piazza della Repubblica tourists and residents will be able to taste some of the best master chocolatier productsions and learn the secrets of this food of the gods.
The best Tuscan wines back in Los Angeles
The best Italian wines back to California. And many of them come just from Florence and Tuscany. “Viva Vino LA” is a first-ever tasting event in Southern California which will offer an exceptional array of events for consumers and trade to experience Italian wines made with native grapes. It is the biggest Italian event staged on the US west coast and will be held may 14-19, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.