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When I heard that author Dianne Hales (who has previously written for Dream of Italy) had a new book out about Mona Lisa, I immediately contacted her to find out if she could write a related travel article for us. Her article on Mona Lisa’s Florence will be in our October issue. It turns out Dianne is also developing a walking tour around …
This is a guest post by our friend, art historian Alexandra Korey. Updated 2018. If you love Italy, chances are you’ve been to Florence, and you’ve likely stood in line for your chance to gaze up on the world’s most famous sculpture, Michelangelo’s David. Why did you wait to see him? What was your reaction? This almost inexplicable attraction is …
This is an excerpt from the February 2014 issue of Dream of Italy: New Modern Museum: Florence, home to more than 80 museums, is gaining another one at the end of April. Museo del Novecento (Museum of the 20th Century) will open in a former Leopoldine convent in Piazza Santa Maria Novella. The city’s 2,300 works of contemporary art, which …
There’s a chill in the air and the holiday season is upon us. Our friend Judy Witts Francini aka Divina Cucina is our go-to-gal for all things dolce and she contributed several holiday dessert recipes to our Christmas in Italy guide (free download). Here’s her version of the ultimate Italian hot chocolate: One of my favorite chocolate shops in …
This is an excerpt from the September 2013 issue of Dream of Italy: The best vacations are those where you can use loyalty points to for flights and hotels. In Florence your hotel choices are limited, but just this past year a new offering joined the short list — AC Hotel Firenze by Marriott. Marriott acquired the modern AC Hotel …
Updated 2018. He’s back….well, actually “they’re back.” Author Dan Brown and his lead character (of The DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons fame) art historian Robert Langdon (you might remember Tom Hanks played him in the movies) are back with a new book Inferno. The plot revolves around Langdon trying to stop the spread of a deadly virus, while using …
The February 2013 issue of Dream of Italy – a special report on the best local tour guides in central and southern Italy – is hot off the presses. If you’re NOT a subscriber, subscribe today to instantly access the PDF version of this issue, our previous issue on best tour guides in northern Italy and nearly 100 back issues of our award-winning print newsletter. …
The video for Madonna’s new song “Turn Up the Radio” was filmed in Florence and Mugello, in the Tuscan hills above the city. She shot the video just a few weeks ago while staying at the St. Regis Hotel in Florence. BFF Debi Mazar and her Tuscan husband Gabriele Corcos may have helped inspire the film locale; they have a house nearby. The megastar stopped …
If you’re visiting Florence in September or during the fall of 2012, you will have the chance to be among the first in three decades to lay eyes on the original 15th-century gilded bronze door by Lorenzo Ghiberti which Michelangelo called “The Door of Paradise.” This medieval masterpiece weighs eight tons and had been part of the baptistery of Florence’s Duomo …
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