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Free museum entrance on Feb. 14th – March 8th – April 14th-22nd, 2012 – FLORENCE
Posted by Violetta Buti in CITY-BREAKS on 12/01/2012
- Next 14th of February 2012 on the occasion of St. Valentine’s day 2 visitors will be able to enter the Florentine State Museums by paying only 1 ticket. It will be possible to reserve the entrance to Uffizi and Academy galleries by paying a reservation fee.
- Next 8th of March 2012 on the occasion of Women’s day all women will have free entrance to all Florentine State Museums. It will be possible to reserve the entrance to Uffizi and Academy galleries by paying a reservation fee.
- Next April 14th-22nd 2012 on the occasion of the Week of Culture in Italy entrance to all Florentine State Museums will be free. It is advisable to book in advance as there will be lines to get in considering the high season period just after Easter. For booking of state museums a fee will apply.
BANKING & ART IN FLORENCE, ITALY, IN THE 3rd MILLENNIUM
Posted by Violetta Buti in CITY TOURS OF FLORENCE, Contemporary architecture, Contemporary sculptors, EXHIBITS IN ITALY on 10/11/2009
Contemporary Artists activ in Italy
- Impruneta terracotta vases
On the last 3rd of October of 2009 the Florentines were offered a free guided tour of the new Italian Bank “Cassa di Risparmio” situated in an area of Florence called “Novoli” where many new buildings such as the new Court and University of Florence are being build.
As always with the Italians art and design are an important mark of this new building. At the back
- Italian Garden in Tuscany
we find a formal garden created with the typical mediterranean flora that one can usually find along the coast of Italy. As an additional Tuscan touch we can admire ligned up terracotta vases with lemon trees that cannot be missed in the usual Toscana garden or park.
IGOR MITORAJ is a living contemporary Polnish artist whose works can be seen inside the Boboli Gardens behind the Pitti Palace in Florence, in Greve in Chianti, in Pietrasanta near the Tuscan coast where he opened his atelier years ago and now in the garden and inside the building of the new “Cassa di Risparmio” in Florence.
ITALIAN WEEK OF CULTURE finishes April 25th, 2009
Posted by Violetta Buti in CULTURAL EVENTS IN FLORENCE on 19/04/2009
SPECIAL OPENINGS AND EVENTS IN ITALY
We would like to draw your attention to some special events and openings in Florence and Tuscany during the XIth WEEK OF CULTURE IN ITALY taking place until April 25th, 2009
Monday April 20th + Thursday April 23rd 2009 - at 10:00 AM in Pratolino (Vaglia), north of Florence, direction Futa path: Guided tour through the Medici Pratolino Park: Buontalenti chapel, Gigant of the Apenin by Giambologna, Juppiter Fontain, Montini hunting hut, stables by Buontalenti. Hiking clothes and shoes recommended, the tour lasts around 2 hours, it will be in Italian but still very enjoyable for foreign visitors. Free admission for only 50 visitors so it’s better to call and book at 055 2651819.
Wednesday April 22nd, 2009 – Visits at 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM / 4:00 PM at Cappella Rucellai, via della Spada 18, in the center of Florence. Free admission but boooking is required at 055 2651819. Guided tours of the Rucellai Chapel and Temple by Leon Battista Alberti. Inside the chapel one can see a replica of the Holy Sepulchre in Gerusalem which the art historian Vasari ascribed to Alberti. It was build in 1467. Tours are in Italian, - but what is important is – that the chapel is open and you can go inside to see this little treasure!
Saturday April 25th – At 3:00 PM in
VALLOMBROSA, in the town SALTINO (REGGELLO), in via Gualberto # 331 – MEETING POINT: in front of Vallombrosa Abbey. The owners of the Villa-Castello di Acquabella (see this link for accommodation) will open their beautiful property to the public. The villa was designed by the architect Corinto Corinti in the XIXth century and he planned it according to the “Gesamtkuntwerke” style. Before the visit there will be a brief conference, and it will be in Italian – but what matters most is that this property will be open and you will be able to see it. Vallombrosa is also a special area up in the mountains especially appreciated by the people in Tuscany during summer.
For further information about guided tours in Florence, Tuscany and the whole of Italy log onto: www.beautyinitaly.com
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