Sovana, a history sculpted in the volcanic tufa rock
Sovana, a hamlet of the municipality of Sorano, remained an Etruscan town also during the phase of the romanization of the region. The vast necropolis that mark the urban area are characterizes by numerous monumental tombs featuring façades with different fronts like columns, aedicula , cubic and semi-cubic and can be reached following paths that are dug deeply in …
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The Master Artisans in the heart of Florence
The first itinerary of the European Artistic Crafts Days, the event organized around Europe and celebrating the Artistic and Artisanal Crafts on March 31, April 1 and 2, is devoted to the Master Artisans who operate in the heart of Florence. We start in the Oltrarno, the historic neighborhood, full of artisan’s bottegas and follow the streets of …
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The Handicraft of the Oltrarno
“Diladdarno”: the throbbing heart of Florence If you are thinking of taking a romantic walk amongst scenic views and poetic alleys, full of anecdotes and stories, the Florentine Oltrarno is what you are looking for. Also known as “Diladdarno” (lit. on the other side of the Arno as spelled in the local dialect), it continues to be one of the …
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Gold in Florence
Carats for Christmas Walking among the marvelous workshops of gold in Florence, you might stumble across by accident a very singular letter to Santa Claus…
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Monteriggioni
A fairy tale of artisanal traditions among the Sienese “Montagnola” and the Chianti region Let’s close our eyes for a moment and imagine to travel to Tuscany with a special guide: an artisanal mirror, timeless and by the essential lines. In it, sways the soft outline of the hills of the Val d’Elsa and in the distance a Medieval fortified …
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From Certaldo to Montaione
Medieval art wanted Situated in the center of Val d’Elsa, Certaldo is one of those Tuscan countries that seldom escapes from the memory of those who visited it.
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Bagno a Ripoli
Mosaics, lighting and poor art Among the rolling hills of south Florence, a unique route to the discovery of 3 crafts products out of the ordinary:
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Florence Piazza della Libertà – Le Cure – Campo di Marte
It was back in 1865 when Florence, then capital of Italy, changed its profile: the walls were demolished, and the ring roads took their place. In front of the historic Porta San Gallo the architect Giuseppe Poggi designed the oval of Piazza della Libertà and all around it, buildings and arcades in nineteenth-century style. A little further south, in …
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Florence Poggio Imperiale and surroundings
Hard stone, silver and precious wood: when the craft becomes regal In the collective imagination of the Florentines is the spearhead of the Viale dei Colli, the most sophisticated and “in” area of the Tuscan capital.
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