VERSILIA, TUSCANY: ANCIENT & CONTEMPORARY ART
Posted by Violetta Buti in CITY-BREAKS on 10/11/2010
Pietrasanta, nested in the hills of the Tuscan region of Versilia, is the ideal town for a 2-3 day stay if you are looking for a
Best contemporary art exhibit in Tuscany, Italy
sophisticated experience in Italy. Art enthusiasts have come here for years to walk in the footsteps of Michelangelo. Pietrasanta is at the foot of the famous Carrara marble quarries. Many sculptors from around the world will eventually visit this town and maybe spend part of the year here.
Hotel in Art Town
We have chosen for you a 4-star hotel housed in an ancient Palazzo with well preserved fresco ceilings. Here, a collection of contemporary art is on permanent display.
The town boasts an ancient cathedral, medieval buildings, a fortress built along the hill, and very contemporary “Last Judgment” frescoes painted by the Columbian artist Fernando Botero. Open-air exhibits attract many visitors from May throughout the summer.
The main square is the ideal place for an aperitif (happy hour), while the tiny roads are perfect for a stroll to enjoy looking in the many shop windows. Many well-known restaurants will be happy to host you as their guests.
Not far from Pietrasanta are famous art cities such as Pisa, Lucca and Florence. Forte dei Marmi is famous for designer shops and only a 15 minutes car drive, while the beach is 3 kms (1 and ½ miles) away.
For further information please write to info@beautyinitaly.com
PIEDMONT GOURMET EXPERIENCE
Posted by Violetta Buti in FOOD & WINE IN ITALY, GOURMET EXPERIENCES on 01/11/2010
We offer you accommodation in the renovated neo-Gothic country estate of king Carlo Alberto of Savoy combined with a special food and wine experience in the northern Piedmont region: This is the area of the towns of Alba and Bra, renowned in the world for the Barolo and Barbaresco wines produced in the Langhe and Roero wine estates. This is the food valley, one of the most important food and wine centers in Piedmont and Italy! It is not a coincidence that the association “Slow food” was founded by the Italian Carlo Petrini back in 1986, precisely in Bra. Nowadays it has supporters in 150 countries around the world and their philosophy is to link the pleasure of good food with a commitment to their community and the environment.
While in this area we will be able to organize for you visits to:
“Banca del Vino”, (bank of wines) located in the historical cellars of the Agenzia di Pollenzo. Ideal to discover the oenological heritage of the best Italian wines and to taste the wines from some of the most prestigious wineries.
“Castello Grinzane” (Grinzane Fortress), which was the residence of Cavour, one of Italy’s primary politicians in the nineteenths century … it’s here that the unification of Italy started! The castle houses the “Piedmontese regional enoteca”, a prestigious showcase for the very best Piedmontese wines and grappas, foremost amongst them the Barolo and Barbaresco.
“Wine Museum”, located in a castle in the town of Barolo, offers a broaden history of wines produced around the world.
“University of Gastronomic Sciences” founded in 2003 and supported by “Slow Food”. Possibilities to attend a food and wine course here in the future.
”Salone del Gusto” , the gourmet appointment for everyone around the world who cares about food. This fair takes place in Turin every other year in October. Together with its parallel even, Terra Madre, they offer perhaps the only place I the world where peasants and artisan producers, academics and chefs, wine connoisseurs and novice food lovers can meet and exchange their knowledge.
“Cheese” is the other food event that alternates with Salone del Gusto. It takes place in Bra every other year, in the month of September.
For further details and arrangements please write to info@beautyinitaly.com
INCOMING TOURISM TO ITALY AT TTI TRAVEL FAIR IN RIMINI, ITALY, OCTOBER 22-23, 2010
Posted by Violetta Buti in Italy fairs, TRAVEL FAIRS on 24/10/2010
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- Incoming Tourism
Incoming Travel Agencies and Tour Operators met at the most important travel fair in Italy
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- Music and danses at Travel Fair in Rimini on October 22-24, 2010
Paricipation of international public at travel fair in Rimini
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- Tuscany as a travel destination
travels to Tuscany the most famous region in Italy
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- ITALY INCOMING TOURISM
Travel agencies and tour operators consider this the most important B-to-B travel fair
22-23, 2010 at Rimini, on the Adriatic coast, Italy. As travel planner and owner of BEAUTY IN ITALY Tour Company located in Florence, I decided to attend so that I could personally talk to the managers and owners of charming boutique and historical fashion hotels, wineries, vinegar and oil producers, located through out the country from the Trentino Alto Adige region, bordering with Austria, to Sicily, not too far from Africa.
For the next season 2011 I decided to propose – together with the famous Rome, Florence and Venice – also less world famous cities and Italian regions – but certainly incredible destinations NOT TO BE MISSED!
Reggio Emilia in the Emilia-Romagna region in the north of Italy with accommodation in the oldest hotel founded in Italy. I met the owner, the last descendant of the family, and he promises not only to welcome my guests at his historical hotel but also to show them the family vinegar production and cave with the very old barrels followed by a vinegar tasting. The city center boasts historical buildings and a famous theater as well.
Recanati in the Marche region is a small town whose name is known to all Italians as it was the native town of Leopardi, a famous nineteenth century poet. Here one can easily spend a few days at a wonderful 4-star hotel, rest, enjoy strolling through the old town, take an excursions to the Conero promontory to enjoy the view of its white cliffs and plonge into the blue fresh water of the Adriatic sea, or visit the Grotte Frasassi , the most spectacular caves in Italy.
The Mugello area, in theTuscany region, is about 25 miles north of Florence. It’s an area that mass tourism has not discovered yet, fortunately, and that certainly has a lot to offer in terms of nature, peace and beauty. I found a wonderful villa which will not only offer beautiful spacious rooms and service… The property is surrounded by olive trees and the owner is also an agronomist. The owners have specialized in olive oil production, foods (I tasted special chocolates!) and olive oil massages … Massages are given in private areas outside under olive trees … for a truly sensorial experience! In this area is the international Autodome of Mugello where Valentino Rossi and other motorcyclists and car racers ofen run their races.
The northen Genova in the Liguria region is not a city known to the majority of visitors to Italy and maybe not even to Italians. It has a lot to offer and staying in a historical hotel in the city center is the best way to experience the many historical and art buildings (Doge’s Palace, just like in Venice!), the tiny “carrugi” alleys, the food tradition (remember the famous “pesto” sauce made of Basil, “pinoli” pine nuts, parmisan cheese, olive oil, garlic), the sea port ambience (the most important harbour in Italy) with its aquarium, ships, yachts, BIGO the metallic crane offering quite a view over the city built by Italian contemporary architect Renzo Piano. From Genova one can easily take an excursion to Portofino.
2011 OPERA FESTIVAL IN ITALY
Posted by Violetta Buti in 2011 Summer Events, CULTURAL EVENTS IN FLORENCE on 22/09/2010
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
OPERA – 57th PUCCINI FESTIVAL
Experience a once in a lifetime musical event at the open air theatre “Giacomo Puccini” in Torre del Lago, near Viareggio in the region of Tuscany – approximately 85 km (53 miles) from Florence, Italy.
The 2011 performances will include:
LA BOHEME
Friday, July 15th – Sunday, July 24th – Saturday, July 30th
Friday, August 12th – Saturday, August 20th – Saturday, August 27th
TOSCA
Saturday, July 16th – Friday, July 22nd
Friday, August 5th – Saturday, August 13th
TURANDOT
Saturday, July 23rd – Friday, July 29th
Sunday, august 7th – Sunday, august 14th – Friday, August 26th
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Saturday, August 6th – Thursday, August 11th – Thursday, August 18th
MAMELI
Opera di R. Leoncavallo
Friday, august 19th – Thursday, August 25th
DINNER WITH THE ARTISTS
Enjoy a Gala dinner with the artists themselves after each Opera’s premier. Dinners are hosted in the private garden of the amazing Villa Caproni di Taliedo.
Friday, July 15th – Saturday, July 16th – Saturday, July 23rd
Saturday, August 6th- Friday, August 19th
Contact info@beautyinitaly.com for prices and booking details.
TUSCANY & CONTEMPORARY ART
Posted by Violetta Buti in 2010 Summer Events in Florence, Contemporary sculptors, EXHIBITS IN ITALY on 28/07/2010
Etruscan land in Italy
- Tuscany Countryside
Tuscany attracts people from around the world not only for its superb ancient art and special atmosphere: CONTEMPORARY ART has become part of a true Italian experience that every visitor to this area should experience. Around Volterra are contemporary art installations that make the experience of driving up to Volterra one not to be missed. Spectacular views and nature will surprise you at every curve of this winding road – the old Etruscan road still connecting Volterra with Fiesole (near Florence). The Etruscans lived in this area from the 8th century B.C. when the Romans had not founded Florence yet. They were contemporaries of the Greeks and possessed an elevated cultural level. In Volterra you can visit the Etruscan museum and, as you walk around the town, see an Etruscan gate dating back to the 2nd century B.C. Internationally known artist Mauro Staccioli was borne in this city. His works blend perfectly with the Tuscany countryside. The exhibit will be visible until September 2010.
2010 SUMMER OPERAS AND MUSICALS IN FLORENCE & TUSCANY
Posted by Violetta Buti in 2010 Summer Events in Florence on 24/04/2010
OPERAS & MUSICALS IN FLORENCE, SIENA, ITALY - SUMMER 2010
bookings at info@beautyinitaly.com
Le prime anticipazioni di OperaFestival 2010
EVITA, il musical, LE CIRQUE INVISIBLE, DON GIOVANNI di W.A. Mozart
La famosa tradizione del musical del west end di Londra, arriva in Italia con una grande storia
Un’opera inafferabile che affascina tutte le generazioni, continuando a tributargli un successo senza confini
Torna la nuova edizione di OperaFestival con un programma allettante fatto di grandi novità nelle sedi di Firenze al Giardino di Boboli e dell’Abbazia di San Galgano a Chiusdino, Siena.
Dopo i successi dell’edizione 2009 che ha fatto della manifestazione la più seguita dell’estate, è ai nastri di partenza il cartellone 2010 che presenterà opere liriche, musical internazionali, danza e grandi concerti con le star della musica leggera.
Ad aprire la ormai storica sede del Giardino di Boboli, il 7 giugno sarà Le cirque invisible di Victoria Chaplin e Jean Baptiste Thierrée (repliche 8, 9, 10 giugno, Giardino di Boboli, h. 21,15 ingresso da Porta Romana), uno spettacolo che propone due artisti osannati dal pubblico e dalla critica di tutto il mondo e segna il ritorno molto atteso di questa attrazione internazionale a Firenze. Le cirque invisible è un circo straordinario e poetico, partorito dalla prodigiosa abilità di Victoria Chaplin la figlia del grande Charlie Chaplin, il mitico “Charlot”, e Jean Baptiste Thierrée attore di memorabili spettacoli firmati da Barrault e Peter Brook. Un circo sognato, reinventato con semplicità ed incredibile fantasia che gira l’Europa e il mondo intero e che ha dato vita a quel gen ere teatrale, il cosiddetto “nouveau cirque”, che ha generato poi tutti i fenomeni più contemporanei come il Cirque du Soleil .
A seguire dopo gli straordinari successi di Cats, un altro capolavoro nella storia del musical: EVITA, nella versione originale inglese, su libretto di Tim Rice e musiche di Andrew Lloyd Webber (16,17,18,19,20 giugno, Giardino di Boboli, h. 21,15 ingresso da Porta Romana).
Evita è uno spettacolo straordinario, applauditissimo nel West End, dove è rimasto in scena per oltre un decennio prima di diventare un film di grande successo interpretato da Madonna ed Antonio Banderas.
Ad inaugurare la stagione operistica invece, il debutto di un capolavoro immortale, DON GIOVANNI di W.A. Mozart in un’ allestimento firmato da Giacomo Andrico, con la regia di Luca Verdone e la direzione del M° Matteo Beltrami.Il cast vedrà grandi interpreti del mondo lirico.
Don Giovanni aprirà il cartellone all’ Abbazia di San Galgano (26 giugno, 4,9,17 luglio, h 21,00) per poi approdare a Firenze al Giardino di Boboli (22, 29 luglio, 3 agosto, h.21,15 ingresso da Porta Romana).
Le cirque invisible, Evita e Don Giovanni sono solamente alcune anticipazioni dell’ edizione 2010 di OperaFestival come sempre ricca di proposte per soddisfare i desideri di un pubblico variegato ed internazionale.
ANTEPRIMA STAGIONE 2010:
IL FLAUTO MAGICO di W.A. Mozart
Book at travel agency Beauty In Italy
write to info@beautyinitaly.com
XVIII EDITION OF “FAI” (THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR ITALY) ON MARCH 27 AND 28, 2010
Posted by Violetta Buti in CULTURAL EVENTS IN FLORENCE on 22/02/2010
590 monuments that are usually closed to tourists and visitors will exceptionally be open next spring thanks to FAI organization. No entrance fee to be paid, the event is free of charge or you can leave a donation.
Please write to info@beautyinitaly.com to find out more or to plan your visit.
Here is a list in Italian of the art sites which you be able to visit on March 27 and March 28 2010:
Visite a contributo libero
L’elenco dei beni visitabili sarà visibile a partire dal 18 marzo.
Un grande spettacolo di arte e bellezza dedicato a tutti coloro che hanno a cuore il patrimonio artistico e naturalistico italiano. E ambientato in centinaia di siti particolari, spesso inaccessibili ed eccezionalmente a disposizione del pubblico, 590 in tutte le Regioni. Sabato 27 e domenica 28 marzo 2010 avrà luogo la diciottesima edizione della Giornata FAI di Primavera, una grande festa popolare che dalla sua prima edizione a oggi ha coinvolto più di 5.000.000 di italiani.
Trai beni che verranno aperti al pubblico:
A Roma l’eccezionale apertura di Palazzo Chigi, uno dei più prestigiosi palazzi romani, dal 1961 sede della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri: in occasione della Giornata FAI sarà straordinariamente possibile visitare alcune delle sale più sontuose e importanti del piano nobile – come la Galleria Deti, studio del Presidente del Consiglio, e la Biblioteca Chigiana.
A Milano saranno aperte eccezionalmente alcune sale della Biblioteca Braidense, parte del progetto illuminista voluto dall’imperatrice Maria Teresa d’Austria dopo la confisca ai Gesuiti del Palazzo di Brera.
A Firenze per la prima volta verrà aperto al pubblico il Palazzo della Banca d’Italia, costruito tra il 1865 e il 1869, quando la città toscana era capitale d’Italia. A Casignana (RC) si potranno vedere gli splendidi mosaici della Villa Romana che si estende su una superficie di oltre 7.000 metri quadrati e a Siracusa si andrà alla scoperta di una zona misteriosa dell’Ortigia e si potranno visitare due chiese chiuse da decenni, la Chiesa di San Filippo Apostolo e quella di San Francesco di Paola, oltre a un percorso ipogeico chiuso dal 1943.
E ancora, a Venezia il complesso della Misericordia con la Scuola Grande – salone destinato alle riunioni dei confratelli affrescato da Paolo Veronese -, la Scuola Vecchia e l’Abbazia, mentre a Napoli il Conservatorio di Musica di San Pietro a Majella, parte integrante del centro antico della città e diretto in passato da artisti come Donizetti e Cilea, che custodisce antichi manoscritti autografi, edizioni musicali del XVI secolo, raccolte di libretti.
Per gli iscritti al FAI o per chi si iscriverà durante le Giornate orari di visita esclusivi e corsie preferenziali e, tra le aperture riservate speciali visita dell’appartamento di Giuseppe Verdi al Grand Hotel Et de Milan a Milano.
Anche quest’anno il FAI propone in tutta Italia curiosità e itinerari culturali: aree archeologiche, percorsi naturalistici, borghi, giardini, chiese, musei, che per due giorni saranno a disposizione di tutti i cittadini che desiderino visitarli, oltre a escursioni e biciclettate. Circa il 40% dei beni aperti sono fruibili da persone con disabilità fisica.
La Giornata FAI di Primavera, arrivata alla sua diciottesima edizione, è l’occasione per avvicinare gli italiani alla causa della Fondazione e per sostenerne l’attività attraverso l’iscrizione o con una donazione.
L’edizione 2010 della Giornata FAI di Primavera è realizzata con il contributo di Wind e Infostrada: dal 1999 Wind ha scelto di accompagnare l’iniziativa del FAI per far scoprire i piccoli e grandi tesori d’Italia.
E in collaborazione con il Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso, sotto l’Alto Patronato della Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana, con il Patrocinio dei Ministeri per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, della Pubblica Istruzione, Università e Ricerca del Lavoro e Politiche Sociali e con la collaborazione della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento della Protezione Civile, con il concorso di numerose Regioni Italiane e il contributo di Bartolini Corriere Espresso. Con il Patrocinio di RAI Segretariato Sociale.
Il FAI ringrazia Province, Comuni, Soprintendenze, Università, Enti Religiosi, FIAB – Federazione Italiana Amici della Bicicletta, CAI – Club Alpino Italiano, ANGT Associazione Nazionale Guide Turistiche, le Istituzioni Pubbliche e Private, i privati cittadini e tutte le aziende che hanno voluto appoggiare la Fondazione, oltre alle 100 Delegazioni e ai 7.000 volontari che con il loro lavoro capillare e la loro collaborazione rendono possibile l’evento.
I visitatori potranno avvalersi anche quest’anno di guide d’eccezione: saranno, infatti, oltre 12.000 gli Apprendisti Ciceroni®, giovani studenti che illustreranno aspetti storico-artistici dei monumenti. Il progetto Apprendisti Ciceroni® è sostenuto da Alleanza Toro.
FEBRUARY 18-21 2010 BIT TRAVEL FAIR IN MILAN
Posted by Violetta Buti in TRAVEL FAIRS on 22/02/2010
Italy as a travel destination
February 18-21 2010: Important travel fair BIT took place in Milan, Italy, city of most notable events in the country. Buyers and
Owner of tour company in Italy
sellers from all over the world participated in this travel event. Among the activities organized this year ENIT (Ente Nationale del Turismo) provided its support to “BuyItaly” through a regorous selection of international guests, representing a wide range of businesses that encourage customers to choose Italy as a travel destination. In spite of world financial crisis, 2010 is already showing signs of recovery confirming Italy as one of the most desirable countries to travel to.
WINE PROFESSIONALS AT “2010 CHIANTI CLASSICO” IN FLORENCE, TUSCANY
Posted by Violetta Buti in FOOD & WINE IN ITALY on 17/02/2010
- Red wines in Italy
The 2010 Chianti Classico fair and meeting in Florence took place on February 16-17 at Stazione Leopolda (an old train station renovated years ago and used for special events).
Around 140 vintners have participated in the Chianti Classico Collection. More than 200 journalists from all over the world attended the event confirming the interest consumers have in this Italian wine from Tuscany. More than 400 wines from 2004 to 2009 (all incredibly good weather-wise) were offered in these two days.
2010 begins under the sign of faith for the makers of Chianti Classico!
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