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“And meanwhile it was April, and the wisteria was here, blooming again.” Pier Paolo Pasolini   There is no more apt phrase to enlighten our mind after the hard months we have faced: nature [...]

If you are part of the “Valentine’s Day? Vade retro!” party, if you fear excessive doses of sugar, if you rather celebrate the patron saint of singles San Faustino on February 15th, this [...]

We survived the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci (1519-2019), the unfortunate 500th anniversary of Raphael‘s death (1520-2020) and the 600th anniversary of the beginning [...]

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Oh, the stars… how lovely! And what about you? Do you read the horoscope? What do you think about it? Superstition, delight or agony? For us, it seems an harmless pastime, but for the Medici (and [...]

2020 started with the a bomb in Iran, fires in Australia, the global climate change, the economical crisis and with a viral disease too: the Coronavirus. (Leap years are not very popular in [...]

Sophisticated, elegant, handsome: Raphael was the courtly painter – and womaniser – of  the Renaissance in Italy. Born in Urbino on April 6th, 1483 and died in Rome on April 6th, 1520 – yes, [...]

Too little time and too many complicated ideas? Here’s Flora’s advice on how to visit Florence in a day, so you can make the most out of your time in the city, from the sights that can’t be [...]

Are you looking for the secret, hidden, unusual (and free of charge) Florence? You found the ideal article about it! Discover with Flora the fascinating soul of Florence Last Suppers, at the [...]