Art: The Flowers of Florence
From the Italian front last week a BBC reporter broadcast a statement that was enough to set the art connoisseurs of the world mopping their brows with relief. Said he, as the Allies moved ...
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Where to see Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings around the world?
Leonardo da Vinci, a key historical figure of the Renaissance, left a small but precious collection of paintings. These works ...
The Art Newspaper3d
How to make Florence’s 'Museum of Tourism', the Uffizi, enjoyable again, according to its new director
This is the most visible challenge facing its talented new director, Simone Verde. It has been nine months since he succeeded ...
Inside Villa Mona Lisa, Tuscany’s $20 Million Masterpiece
Villa Mona Lisa, a 15-bedroom private villa on 67 acres of Tuscan vineyards, was the family home of Lisa Gherardini aka Mona ...
Why Apulia should be your next Italian destination
Italian travel destinations used to be obvious - Tuscany for wine, Sicily for food and pizza and numerous northern cities for ...
Churchill, Abducted From Canada, Is Found Glowering in Italy
The theft of an iconic Churchill portrait by Yousuf Karsh went unnoticed for months. But two years later, the police have ...
The Canadian Press on MSN6d
Italian man who bought Churchill portrait surprised by international art caper
An Italian art collector who bought a portrait of Winston Churchill says he was surprised to learn five months later the ...
8 of the best coastal towns in Italy you may not have heard of
Seaside spots along the Cinque Terre and the Amalfi Coast have long pulled in visitors but there are plenty of other, ...
The New York Times8d
A Famous Churchill Portrait, Stolen in Canada and Found in Italy
It was a legacy of Yousuf Karsh, the portrait photographer of royalty, politicians, artists, actors and authors ... had tracked down the stolen photo in Italy and that it would soon send an ...
The Tablet2d
Paris report raps French Church assets in Rome, Italy fires back
These rents assure upkeep of the five French churches in Rome, including Trinità dei Monti church atop the Spanish Steps. The ...
Italian officials want to charge admission to this iconic site as overcrowding leads to chaos: ‘Too many tourists’
The idea of staggered entry and a modest fee of a couple of Euros comes as the Italian capital experiences surging numbers of ...
New York Post13d
Italian officials want to charge admission to this iconic site as overcrowding leads to chaos: ‘Too many tourists’
The idea of staggered entry and a modest fee of a couple of Euros comes as the Italian capital experiences ... Others have been caught attempting the famous plunge into the fountain from ...