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In Florence, the temperature is not so hot in recent days. But the city of Florence is ready for a “below zero” event: the Ice cream festival. Events and surprises in the village of homemade ice-cream and in the Sammontana Village from May 23-27, 2012.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts today announced the re-opening of Se*sto on Arno, a new rooftop culinary experience at the iconic Westin Excelsior in Florence. Following a EUR3.3 million restoration, Se*sto on Arno overlooks the Arno River and offers enchanting views of the city, rooftops, churches, bell towers of Florence, Ponte Vecchio and the picturesque hills of Tuscany.
The Minister for Cultural Heritage Lorenzo Ornaghi will be in Florence on June 19, to discuss the permissions that are necessary to continue the search of the Battle of Anghiari, Leonardo’s masterpiece that you are looking behind a part of the Show Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio.
The strength of a museum today lies not merely in the value of its assets, but above all in its abilities to promote and publicise itself using specialist services. In such a context the educational activities addressed to schools are fundamental since, on the one hand they bring young people closer to the cultural heritage of their region and on the other they stimulate important debate between schools and museums.
Organized and curated by the Centre for Contemporary Culture Strozzina in the regional project toscanaincontemporanea, Open Studios is a two years project – started in 2009 – which allowe to discover the places of contemporary art through visits to the studios of artists who live and work in the provinces of Florence, Prato, Pistoia, Pisa and Siena.
A new offerings this year at Viva Vino LA. It includes a special wine-made painting art exhibit by Elisabetta Rogai and an advance two-week Italian Restaurant Week at participating restaurants. Rogai uses red and white wine without any other chemicals to paint her romantic, expressive depictions of women.
The towns of Figline and Incisa Valdarno are applying for their two administrations to merge into one. Located south of Florence, the towns’ mayors filed formal requests with Tuscany’s regional governor, Enrico Rossi, to allow both towns to be managed under a single administration. Filing the requests, mayors Riccardo Nocentini and Fabrizio Giovannoni expect to reap administrative savings of up to 100,000 euro.
This is the New York University season at Villa La Pietra, Florence, Italy. Friday, June 15 – 10:15 AM Cinema Odeon Auf Wiedersehen, ‘Till We Meet Again, a Documentary followed by a special dialogue with Chelsea Clinton and Linda G. Mills. With La Pietra Dialogues. Thursday, June 21 – 7:30 PM Villa La Pietra – Shakespeare – Macbeth – The Continuum Company.
Carlo Ferrini, universally acknowledged as one of the best winemakers in the world, including 2008 Best “Winemaker of the World” by Wine Enthusiast, will be in LA for Viva Vino LA week appearing at two exclusive events. The first is an exclusive “Conversation with the Winemaker” seminar, the second is a special Domodimonti Wine Dinner.
Viva Vino LA (May 14-19, 2012) offers a variety of events throughout the week promoting the native varietals of Italy. From seminar to tastings to food pairing dinners, check out the schedule below and sign up today.