A genius with an insurmountable curiosity, Leonardo da Vinci used his surrounding natural landscape to fulfill the observations and make discoveries that would in turn become fundamental for his artworks, sculptures and his technical and industrial inventions. Today his home is open for public visits and tours until June.
Category: Travel
Poggio Valicaia, a verdant oasis of art
The Park of Poggio Valicaia is set in the hills to the south west of Florence in the municipality of Scandicci. It was once an extensive, privately-owned farm but when it was donated to the town, it was turned into a public park. To begin with it was only used for day-trips and picnics, but in 2003, with the installation of works by contemporary artists, it became a museum park.
Take the nature train through Tuscany
The emotions of a journey through time, departing from the ancient tracks of other times, to the discovery of the most precious of treasures of the Sienese region: vintage railcars and historic steam trains will bring you along the characteristic treks through art, nature and a good palate in the areas of Crete, Amiata and Val d’Orcia.
Hiking on the wonderful Fiesole hill
Fiesole is a hill country, part of a wonderful and natural landscape. Starting from April, the town proposes hiking itineraries for everybody, up and down the hill of Fiesole. Walking along Fiesole’s paths is a unique hiking experience, not just for the natural beauty of the landscape but also because of the various cultural, historical and art appointments.
At the Florentine museums with no queue
If you are not able to visit Florence during the low season (in November and in January-February) and you would rather not have to contend with long queues and waiting times at the museums, we recommend booking your admission to the State Museums of Florence, especially for visiting the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia Gallery.
A 3 minutes trailer to “conquest” America
A trailer of three minutes to “conquest” the American and Canadian tourists. The Tuscany Region goest to New York. The trailer was introduced yestersay at he Indipendent Film Week. For the past thirty-two years, Independent Film Week has been a one-of-a-kind event that has brought the international filmmaking community to New York City to celebrate, advocate and introduce new voices on the independent scene.
Autumn’s soul in the kitchen in Florence
Autumn’s soul in the kitchen, in Florence: from 20th September to 13th October the Grand Hotel Minerva will present some of the typical autumn classic – Florentine steak, duck, wild boar or pappardelle – with seasonal products just as fried mushrooms, grilled or sautéed, egg salad, figs, Italy grape, strawberry and “red globe”.
Watch the most beautiful places in Florence, Italy
In few minutes the best places in Florence, Italy. Florence is famous for its history. A centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages. Due to Florence’s artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Bad summer for tourism in Tuscany
“For the first time in the history of Italian tourism” in August tourist reservations in hotels decreased 1.1%, with a -3% of Italians and +2.1% of foreigners, said Bernabo’ Bocca, the president of Federalberghi which groups Italian hoteliers, commenting monthly data released by the federation. July and August together recorded a -6% in Italians and +1.1% in foreigners.
Frecciarossa, two new daily trips Florence-Milan
Florence and Milan sre getting closer and closer with Frecciarossa. Two new daily trips during peak hours, with an intermediate stop in Bologna, connecting from 9 September the two capitals of Italian fashion. The new trains bring to 45 the numbers of Frecciarossa daily connections between the two cities, with more than 25,000 seats total available.