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Summer in Florence
Cool off in the city
A selection of pools in Florence
Can't escape to the Tuscan coast or to the Tuscan hills? Don't fret. Florence has many pubic and private swimming pools, offering the summer urbanite an …
Summer in Florence
Lounge By The Lake
Fresh water refuges just minutes away
Just beyond Florence are watery oases, places for summer fun that every member of the family can enjoy. For more information on nearby lakes, Tuscan beaches …
News - Florence
Easy living
Riverside fun in the sun
Located just under the San Niccolò ramp, near Piazza Poggi, is the city's free beach area, equipped with sand, walking paths, lounge chairs and umbrellas, a …
News - Florence
Find Artisans
Tuscany's workshops on Google maps
Looking for an artisan in Tuscany? Using GPS technology, anyone can now find over 300 artisan workshops throughout the region. In conjunction with Google, the workshops …
Summer in Florence
TF Staff's Summer Picks
How to enjoy Tuscany like TF
Drink a cocktail, head to the country, enjoy a meal, lounge on a beach or poolside... TF style!
For our last print issue before summer vacation, The …
Expats in Florence
Natasha Garland
by Melinda Gallo
An adventurous expat sharing Florence with visitors
Florence is home to many expats: those who have longed to live here, those who have found love and moved here, and those who have come to Florence and felt immediately at home here. Many people arrive here at a point in their lives when they seek to redefine themselves: whether they were not completely happy, …
News - Current Issues
Visibility for women artists
by Rea Stavropoulos
A debate on artistic taste, patronage and our changing times
We introduce this space as a forum in which TF readers can voice and exchange their opinions, concerns and kudos about life in Florence and Italy. …
Italian Sketches
Ferdinando Innocenti
by Deirdre Pirro
The motor scooter mogul
No doubt, many of us have walked past buildings being constructed, restored or painted all over Italy without giving a minute's thought to the intricate cage …
In Other Words
Unforeseen
by Linda Falcone
Admittedly, most English-language learners are concerned with the nuts and bolts of it. Until the 1990s, students of English in Italy based their language skills on …
Florentinisms
Bacchialo, Buscanne, Strasciconi, E sa anda bene di nulla
by Alexandra Lawrence, Francesco Stefanelli
Your in-progress dictionary of the Florentine dialect
Bacchiòlo: Stick.
Example: ‘Con quelli ci vorrebbe un bel bacchiolo e daglielo in testa!'
(‘When it comes to those guys, you need a big stick to whack …
News - Florence
Gay-friendly Tuscany
Tuscany was recently declared one of the top destinations for gay tourism in the world. As a result, regional officials announced on July 7 that it will dedicate an …News - Florence
Tea time with butterflies
After years of closure, the recent opening to the public of Florence's Roster Tepidarium of Horticulture has been a great success. Approximately 3,000 locals have visited the trepidarium …News - Florence
We love Florence!
Survey probes locals' views of the city
A
recent poll reveals that eight out of 10 residents in Florence are
'happy' with the city and wouldn't change anything about it, and if they had
to move …
News - Florence
Among sharks and Sirens
Don't miss Archeological Nights in Tuscany from July 10 to 31
As
every year, Tuscany celebrates its vast archeological heritage
in the month of July. Running July 10 to 31, the Nights of
Archeology event is held this year in …
Culture & Customs
Lights...Cake...Action!
by Joelle Edwards
A day in the life of a wedding planner in Italy
Is the wedding season in Tuscany!
You've seen the happy couples in piazza della Signoria and piazza Duomo, and if you haven't, you definitely will. Each year for the past 20 years, an average of 1500 couples have said ‘I do' in the Palazzo Vecchio, and Brits represent the largest percentage of that figure. Last June, 850 …
Food & Wine
Fit for a prince
by Rachel Priestley
A summer salad with humble beginnings
My latest consulting job finds me working for a prince in a palace surrounded by olive groves and vineyards. Among horses and children, fields of green …
Culture & Customs
High-school blues
by Suzi Jenkins
Italy's education paradox
Seen some long faces on Italian teens (and their parents) recently? Summer's the season when young students all over Italy learn the hard lesson of ‘too …
Style & Fashion
Fashion-forward Florence
by Enrica Guidato
Pitti Uomo and FIFA
Florence, June 15 to 18: traffic is jammed; it's impossible to find a cab, let alone a table in a good restaurant. C'è Pitti! Earlier this …
Top Picks
Concerts
The summer months will be music to your ears, with a series of live, open air big name concerts in and out of town. In Florence, …Top Picks
Traditional
Many summer events celebrate the Tuscany of once upon a time. Our Top Picks include the Middle Ages Festival in Palazzuolo sul Senio (July 16-18, 23-25; …Top Picks
The Nights of Archaeology: Evening Openings and Events in Archaeological Museums and Sites in Tuscany
July 10-31 Florence and Tuscany
Over 200 opportunities to discover the archaeological treasures of Tuscany, including evening museum and site openings, private tours, conferences, labs and shows. Now in its tenth …
Top Picks
Parigi Val Bene una Messa! Exhibition in Honour of King Henry IV
July 15 to November 2 Medici Chapel
The Soprintendenza of Florence and Medici Chapel museum have teamed up with the Musée National du Château de Pau to organize this major exhibition honouring the …
Top Picks
Vinum Nostrum: Art, Science and Myths of Wine in Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations
July 20, 2010 to May 15, 2011 Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti
Wine lovers and history buffs alike will not want to miss this massive exhibit focused on wine and all its uses throughout human history, from communion …
The Arts
A master's muse
by Devin Tooma
Frank Lloyd Wright in Fiesole
His iconic homes took the U.S. architectural world by storm in the early twentieth century. Considered the ‘best American Architect of all time' by the American …
News - Florence
Galileo goes hi-tech
Museum dedicated to famed astronomer reopens
After two long years of restoration, Florence's institute …
Top Picks
Caravaggio and Caravaggesque
May 22 to October 10 Galleria degli Uffizi and Galleria Palatina
Did Caravaggio ever come to Florence? Whether or not he did, his works reached the Uffizi towards the end of the sixteenth century, and his style …
Top Picks
Greta Garbo: The Mystery of Style
May to September - Ferragamo Museum
The result of collaboration between Ferragamo and Greta Garbo's great-nephew, Craig Reisfeld, this intriguing exhibit will take visitors into the wardrobe of one of Hollywood's most …
The Arts
A dedication to De Chirico at Palazzo Strozzi
by Devin Tooma
Paving the metaphysical path
The connection between an image and the unconscious, the evocation of emotions and the very essence of being through symbolic form: these are the aims of …
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Saturday, July 31, 2010